| The supreme winner in the Devro Great New Zealand Sausage Competition has been announced. Congratulations to Akaroa Butchery and Deli for their Boudin Noir black pudding. I will in Christchurch over summer, I will be wending my way to Akaroa to sample one of these beauties. Here is the text of the media release from Retail Meat NZ……
It’s not the usual snarler most Kiwis would throw on the barbeque but it has proven to be a winner – a black pudding sausage has been named as New Zealand’s tastiest.
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| The Boudin Noir from Akaroa Butchery & Deli, proved to be faultless, gaining the title of 2017 Supreme Winner of the Devro Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.
Butchery owner, Brendan Foster and his team produced the sausage that stood out above over 500 entries to the panel of 48 judges, including head judge Kathy Paterson. “We are really excited about this result. Black pudding or in this case, Boudin Noir, is a polarising sausage. Some won’t touch it with a bargepole while others love it and then there are those who think it falls into the superfood category. “This Boudin Noir is a well-crafted, perfectly balanced sausage with a beyond sensational texture. I encourage all Kiwis to go out and give this one a go. Add to a potato dish, use in a savoury tart or pan-fry and crumble over soup,” says Kathy. Brendan Foster took his sausage making to the next level in 2011, when he moved production out of his woodshed and into his current premises, Akaroa Butchery & Deli. He puts a lot of time and passion into his hand-crafted products and says accepting this award is a career highlight. “Black pudding sausages originated as a means of avoiding food waste. For mine to now be recognised as New Zealand’s best is a pretty huge achievement, especially for a small independent butchery. Proud is an understatement,” says Brendan. The process behind naming this sausage as New Zealand’s top was lengthy. All entries, allocated into one of 12 categories, were first judged by a panel of butchers, foodies and industry heavyweights. From here, gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in each category with the gold medallists then being re-judged against one another, with Foster’s sausage coming out on top.
The competition also provided a stage for four of New Zealand’s best butchers, who were challenged with the task of producing as many sausages as possible in one minute as part of the Linking Championship, proudly supported by Devro and Dunninghams. Corey Winder from Elite Meats Bush Inn Christchurch was successful and amazed the crowd by making 56 sausages in 60 seconds. Corey will now go on to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most sausages produced in one minute. Also acknowledged was Mad Butcher Albany who won the People’s Choice Award with their Chicken, Pumpkin and Feta sausage, determined at a public tasting event last week. For a full list of all medalists, click here. |
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