A Blantyre butcher tasted success at a national competition by striking gold for one of their popular products.
Neil Rodger, of D&J Rodger on Main Street, won a gold award for their beef slice sausage at the Scottish Craft Butchers product evaluation.
It passed with flying colours following a grilling by expert industry judges held at Forth Valley College, who assessed more than 140 entries from sausage makers from all over Scotland.
He was presented with a certificate recognising the achievement at the organisation’s recent regional meeting.
Scottish Craft Butchers president George Jarron said: “It isn’t until you pitch products against others that you find out just how good they really are.
“To win awards in this evaluation is a great honour for the recipients because the standards are high, and by highlighting the best available, this serves as an important signpost for sliced sausage lovers on the quest for the best.”
It was sponsored by Dalziel and by Colin Hewitson (weighing and processing), with the latter saying: “Sliced sausage is an iconic product here in Scotland.
“The local butcher is the home of high-quality sliced sausage with many distinctive recipes that we all enjoy; w are proud to sponsor this evaluation and congratulations to all the award winners.”
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