Edis (Ely) - Pork
We recently
received an email from "The Anonymous
Butcher" saying that we really should try
Edis of Ely pork sausages. The message
went on to say that although a butcher
(incidentally not working for Edis of Ely)
these porks were the best bangers
he/she had tasted bar his/her own...
Pretty encouraging stuff we thought, so as I
needed to go over to Norwich on business I made
a slight detour on the way back to call in
to Ely. I had to park near the sports
centre, that's a few streets over from the
High St and needed to ask directions, so I
was further encouraged as both people I
asked for directions said what an excellent
traditional butchers Edis of Ely was.
Edis of Ely are rightfully very proud of
their produce awards, certificates for which
cannot be missed, and plaster at least two
walls in the shop.
Now a friend who has used Edis before did
brief me that they use personalised bags for
their produce. No not carrier bags, proper
zip seal bags to wrap the produce don't you
know! See the photo below... Yes
Ok she did say also that Edis were a tad on
the expensive side for their goods too but
these sausages were £8.15/kg which in
comparison with other producers of premium
sausage that's not that expensive. Mind you
these porks are Gold Award 85% meat content
in natural skins, so we decided that it
would be "in the eating" where it would be
really decided!
Cooked up the samples performed really well
with no splits or bursts from the skins,
none of that pale ooze we see sometimes on
inferior sausage, and they browned really
well making for a slightly crisp finish. No
residual oil in the pan too, so what's not
to like then?
The texture was on the medium side, with
reasonable succulence, making for a pleasant
bite and good chew. The flavour was what I
initially called mild but one of troops said
delicate, which I would on reflection agree with.
Well the troops tucked in and although the
consensus was that the Edis Pork were very
good, we felt that they could have done with
just a touch more seasoning. Ok yes you can
add that afterwards, but these are premium,
not to harp on, award winning
sausages which you shouldn't have to perk up
yourself, so there was deep discussion over
the scoring.
Edis of Ely pork sausage is an excellent
sausage please take our word for it, and if
over Ely way, call in and try some yourself
and let us know if we were a bit harsh in
our marking...
Edis (Ely) - Pork
(Mar
2017)
Here's the
sample details:
100x32mm before cooking, 100x30mm
after.
67g before cooking, 62g after.
That's a shrinkage of 6% & weight
loss of approx 6%.
6 loose sausages £4.90
(£8.15/kg)
www.edisofely.co.uk/