Judging at the Dunningham’s Great NZ Sausage Competition I was privileged to be asked to judge again this year in the Dunningham’s Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. I went to Auckland for two days of sampling great sausages and discussing … Continued
Chorizo a la Plancha on Mt Greenland As part of the sojourn in the South Island I spent a day ascending Mt Greenland, this is inland from Ross on the West Coast. The ascent up the trail was through beautiful … Continued
Catalan Pork on Ara Pounamu It is winter, and the hills in New Zealand are icy and snowy as weather from Antarctica covers the South Island. I recently went to the South Island to spend some time in the hills, … Continued
Sausage Diet Fails to Deliver on the Tarawera 102 I enjoy eating sausages and I know that I eat more than the average sausage punter. Over the last six months I have been training for the Tarawera Ultra 102. One … Continued
Westmere Butchers wins the Supreme Award at the Dunningham’s Great NZ Sausage Competition (again). The results are out and the best butcher in the suburb of Westmere, Auckland has cleaned up again. With a pork and leek sausage they take … Continued
He Rangi Mokopuna. Polish Smoked Sausage in the Mountains It was July and I headed for the hills. I had three brilliant but cold days in Nelson Lakes National Park. He rangi mokopuna (a fine winter’s day). I have been … Continued
Powered By Sausages – Faultline Ultra The Faultline Ultra is a new 160km event for runners and mountain bikers. The Miler is one hundred miles or 160 kilometres. Along with some friends we entered a team in The Miler relay. … Continued
Polish Smoked Sausage – Polish Sausage Company The Polish Sausage Company is located in Lyall Bay. They make a great lightly smoked Polish sausage. These are big chunky sausages. They are definitely on the larger size. These sausages are coarsely … Continued
Kabanosy – Polish Sausage Company If you are looking for a sausage that all the punters will enjoy, you can not go past the Polish Sausage Company’s kabanosy. These are thin medium grind pork sausages that will delight all. Over … Continued
Red Tarns and Chorizo It was another day at Aoraki. The weather was not as good as the previous day, however all days in the hills are great. The Red Tarns We went up the Red Tarns (small mountain lakes), … Continued