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I recently went to a new restaurant with family, it was a Tapas type restaurant. One of the dishes that was ordered was Stornoway black pudding with sautéed chicken livers, caramelised onions & Marsala. Ive never had black pudding before but after trying the dish I quite liked it.
So a few days later I was in Morrisons and thought I'd buy some. They had two on sale but I went with Bury black pudding. Big mistake, it tasted nothing like the stuff I had in the restaurant. The restaurant stuff was sweet, peppery with a crumbly texture, the Bury stuff tasted like paxo stuffing, squidgy and horrible.
As I am a black pudding noob, who or what is Stornoway black pudding. Are there multiple black puddings that are made in Stornoway or just the one as I'd like to buy the stuff I liked?
So a few days later I was in Morrisons and thought I'd buy some. They had two on sale but I went with Bury black pudding. Big mistake, it tasted nothing like the stuff I had in the restaurant. The restaurant stuff was sweet, peppery with a crumbly texture, the Bury stuff tasted like paxo stuffing, squidgy and horrible.
As I am a black pudding noob, who or what is Stornoway black pudding. Are there multiple black puddings that are made in Stornoway or just the one as I'd like to buy the stuff I liked?
My advice, don't bother with any English black pudding. Horrible stuff typically with large lumps of fat.
Stornaway is an excellent product (from the isle of Stornaway), Charles Macleod being a prominent brand. I always find it too mild in flavour though. Scottish is by far the best black pudding, My favourite is from Tarelgin.com and cheap as chips. Beautiful flavour and crumbly texture.
Stornaway is an excellent product (from the isle of Stornaway), Charles Macleod being a prominent brand. I always find it too mild in flavour though. Scottish is by far the best black pudding, My favourite is from Tarelgin.com and cheap as chips. Beautiful flavour and crumbly texture.
They sell Stornoway black pudding in Costco in Scotland but not sure about down south. Its about £6 about a foot long and cuts up and freezes well.
This is the stuff you want http://www.charlesmacleod.co.uk
This is the stuff you want http://www.charlesmacleod.co.uk
Edited by Jer_1974 on Saturday 20th August 17:55
I assume the stuff in the link is different to Macleod Macleod? One foot of the stuff is way too much for one, I'd be eating it for a year, lol.
Jer_1974 said:
They sell Stornoway black pudding in Costco in Scotland but not sure about down south. Its about £6 about a foot long and cuts up and freezes well.
This is the stuff you want http://www.charlesmacleod.co.uk
This is the stuff you want http://www.charlesmacleod.co.uk
Edited by Jer_1974 on Saturday 20th August 17:55
Do it the German/Austrian way:
Hot oil in pan, fry diced/sliced potatoes until fairly crispy (some just used plain boiled, but it's not as good) remove from oil, and empty some of the oil out, for the next but you want just a dribble
Chop up onion and fry for a few moments until translucent.
Add black pudding, fry until cooked/crispy, season with salt and pepper. Add the sauted potatoes back into the pan and fry the whole lot for a few more minutes. Add chopped parsley. Heaven.
Hot oil in pan, fry diced/sliced potatoes until fairly crispy (some just used plain boiled, but it's not as good) remove from oil, and empty some of the oil out, for the next but you want just a dribble
Chop up onion and fry for a few moments until translucent.
Add black pudding, fry until cooked/crispy, season with salt and pepper. Add the sauted potatoes back into the pan and fry the whole lot for a few more minutes. Add chopped parsley. Heaven.
Some manufacturers add herbs such as sage or thyme. It sounds like the one you bought had one of these herbs. I cannot understand why anyone would think that these add anything to a black pudding.
I bought a pack of black pudding slices in Aldi last week. I only managed to eat half of a slice. The rest has gone in the bin.
Irish black puddings are less likely to have sage or thyme than English ones.
If you see Irish White pudding, then you should give it a try. Just don't enquire about the ingredients.
I bought a pack of black pudding slices in Aldi last week. I only managed to eat half of a slice. The rest has gone in the bin.
Irish black puddings are less likely to have sage or thyme than English ones.
If you see Irish White pudding, then you should give it a try. Just don't enquire about the ingredients.
It should be against the law to make "black pudding" outside of Scotland. Stornoway Black pudding is good but IMHO this butcher makes the best I have tasted. http://fergusonsbutchers.co.uk/product-category/pu...
Any black pudding that has white bits in it should be avoided like the plague.
Any black pudding that has white bits in it should be avoided like the plague.
rsbmw said:
My advice, don't bother with any English black pudding. Horrible stuff typically with large lumps of fat.
Stornaway is an excellent product (from the isle of Stornaway), Charles Macleod being a prominent brand. I always find it too mild in flavour though. Scottish is by far the best black pudding, My favourite is from Tarelgin.com and cheap as chips. Beautiful flavour and crumbly texture.
Plenty of good black pudding in Yorkshire, along the lines of the OPs description... Just need the right butcher.Stornaway is an excellent product (from the isle of Stornaway), Charles Macleod being a prominent brand. I always find it too mild in flavour though. Scottish is by far the best black pudding, My favourite is from Tarelgin.com and cheap as chips. Beautiful flavour and crumbly texture.
rsbmw said:
My advice, don't bother with any English black pudding. Horrible stuff typically with large lumps of fat.
Stornaway is an excellent product (from the isle of Stornaway), Charles Macleod being a prominent brand. I always find it too mild in flavour though. Scottish is by far the best black pudding, My favourite is from Tarelgin.com and cheap as chips. Beautiful flavour and crumbly texture.
Good advice there.Stornaway is an excellent product (from the isle of Stornaway), Charles Macleod being a prominent brand. I always find it too mild in flavour though. Scottish is by far the best black pudding, My favourite is from Tarelgin.com and cheap as chips. Beautiful flavour and crumbly texture.
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