THE WHITE LION. We work very closely with David at The White Lion, this award winning pub in Sopwell lane, St Albans offers stunning seasonal menus and the now famous “Hog roast” are a regular feature. Ask in store for more details on hiring the hog roast.

Available soon…. In conjunction with David at the White Lion, we have recently produced a Pork & Perry sausage. These were made exclusively for him, to his own recipe, with a little help from Carl, and are currently available to purchase at the Pub while stocks last. The pork was provided by The Last Resort Pig Company and is from a Gloucester/ Berkshire cross. In making the sausage a slightly coarser plate was used in the mincer, resulting in a more „rustic‟ style sausage with a great taste and texture. Definitely one to try on a cold winter evening.

These sausages will shortly be available in store, subject to Dave giving his blessing

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What we love about this season at the shop is the fantastic variety of meat, game and poultry on offer. Experiment with different game products when in season such as; Mallard duck, pheasant, partridge and guinea fowl and if you don’t know how to cook it, just ask.

We have a fantastic library of Cook Books you can browse through even take home and more importantly our fantastic customers share all their experience with recipes which we are happy to pass on.

Try out new recipes using lesser known cuts of meat such as; beef skirt, blade steak or shin of beef or even rabbit and goat! All of which produce the most amazing pot or slow roast, which when put in the oven in the morning makes for an amazing aroma when you walk through the door on a cold winters night. Again just ask for help and ideas on cooking from the lady butcher!!!

All our beef is traditionally hung for 21 days but if you wish we are happy to hang it for longer, this will produce a darker meat, almost burgundy in colour, it may look drier on the outside, but the flavour and texture once cooked is Phenomenal!!!

All our meat, poultry and game is traceable and we have a specialist buyer who buys on Carls behalf for his customers

The Gloucester Old Spots are a huge success with all our clients and we are proud to keep the breed going.

They are the traditional breed from the apple orchards of Gloucestershire. Originally from the Berkeley Vale region, the Gloucester Old Spots were traditionally known as the Orchard or Cottage Pig as they lived in gardens and smallholdings and were reared largely as domestic animals.
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