Pork Chorizo Sausage – Akaroa Butchery and Deli You won’t be surprised that while I was in Akaroa recently that I sought out the local butcher. A small variety of sausages were on display so I selected the chorizo … Continued
Arobake – A business worthy of your support We regularly purchase bread from Arobake in the Aro Valley. This is quality bread that is appreciated by the household. It is a little complicated but my wife had an incident outside … Continued
Roots Restaurant: Fantastic Food – But where were the snarlers? My wife and I had a small break in the South Island. The coldest spell of the year arrived a day or two before us. Snow and ice to … Continued
Black Pudding – Eastbourne Village Meats Recently I purchased a black pudding Eastbourne Village Meats. I do enjoy black and white puddings, but as the whanau say, you just enjoy sausages. I consider that black pudding as a sausage style … Continued
Desolation Reigns With high hopes we headed off to the stadium to the Super Rugby Final of 2015. The Hurricanes did not control the ball – they knocked it on, lost possession in the tackle and ruck, and were … Continued
The colour of despair? Tonight the Hurricanes take on the Highlanders in the Super Rugby Final. A creative butcher from Dunedin has made Highlander coloured sausages, see story. In the twenty years since competition was created the Hurricanes … Continued
Tuscan Sausage – Eastbourne Village Meats The friendly butcher did not mention this sausage when I asked what sausages they had in the shop, and they were not in the display cabinet. After I had purchased the third variety … Continued
Pork and Cider Sausages – Eastbourne Village Meats These sausages are a very nice snarler. I purchased four of these. These are a fine to medium ground sausage. The sweetness of the pork is complemented with a slightly tart … Continued
Gold medal winner from Eastbourne Over the weekend I went to Eastbourne which is, not surprisingly, on the eastern side of Wellington Harbour. I do not venture into this pleasant seaside suburb on a regular basis, however when you get … Continued
Homemade Sausage Class I attended a sausage making class over the long weekend – it seemed an appropriate way to mark the Queen’s birthday. As you know I dabble in the mercurial art of putting together a great tasting snarler, … Continued