Sausage selection for Christmas dinner. Christmas is a time for whanau. This year our family is hosting Christmas lunch at our place. It will be the usual barbecue based meal with a wide assortment of foods that will be … Continued
Don’s Sausage Awards 2013 A wide range of people who know I pen this sausage blog ask me, “What is your favourite sausage?” My response is, “That is like asking an oenophile what is their favourite wine? There are sausages … Continued
Malaguena – an Andalucian sausage This is the second review I have done of sausages made by Mariano’s Spanish Goods, who are based in Christchurch. I purchased these from Moore Wilsons. Mariano’s Spanish Goods won the Cuisine Artisan Awards … Continued
Bavarian Sausages from Island Bay These sausages won a silver medal in the Pre Cooked Barbecue section at the recent Devro NZ Sausage awards, see report. They are made by Island Bay Butchery. I did not judge this section … Continued
Double gold winner Turingia Bratwurst Peter Snell, Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, Alan Thompson, Mark Todd, Danyon Loader, Valerie Adams, Georgina and Caroline Evers-Swindell have all reached the pinnacle of sport by winning double Olympic gold for New Zealand. … Continued
Viva Mexico meets Fritz’s Wieners. I went with a group of friends to the stadium to see the second leg of NZ playing Mexico for a place in the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014. Four years … Continued
Champagne, Veal and Truffle Sausages I picked these up from Island Bay Butchery. They are a different sausage. If you have read the posting about Island Bay’s veal sausage, see link, you will know that I do not … Continued
It is hard work, but someone has to do it. Judging at the Devro NZ Sausage Competition Last week I had the pleasure of being a judge at the Devro NZ Sausage Competition. I went to Auckland and for … Continued
It is not all beer and sausages – Part Three This weekend I was off to the highlight of the harrier season, the NZ Road Relays. This was held on the Sign of the Takahe to Akaroa route, 76km of … Continued