A golden glow for Pattingham butchers as bacon, pork pies and black pudding all secure big awards win
It has been another successful period for a Pattingham butchers after 10 of its products were highly acclaimed at a national awards ceremony.
Martin Thomas Butchers was one of the top award recipients at the National Craft Butchers Product Awards in September, with its ranges of black pudding, bacon and pork pies all making the podium.
The black pudding, dry salted smoked back bacon, sweet cured smoked streaky bacon, dry salted rind on back bacon and pork and mustard pie all won a gold award, while the apricot black pudding, traditional pork pie, pork and pancetta pie, dry salted rindless back bacon and treacle streaky bacon all received a silver award.
It marks the latest award triumph for the family-owned Pattingham butchers, with more than 100 awards since first winning for its black pudding in 1998, and owner Craig Thomas said it was always an honour to have their products acknowledged for their quality.
He said: "For the awards, we decided to enter put our normal black pudding in, but also put in the bacon and, this year, put in our newest products in the treacle dry cured bacon and our regular back bacon smoked, and both of these picked up gold medals, with one picking up 100 per cent from the judges, including the judges extra two points for quality, consistency and looks.
