Mr John's
(Waltham Abbey) Chipolatas
We were with
a customer recently and she
suggested that we should try some of
the products she liked from her
mum's local butchers in Sun Street,
Waltham Abbey, Essex...
We've tried all sorts locally here
so a short ride over to Waltham
Abbey on the Essex borders for a
change, with an afternoon tea in
Philpott's Tea Rooms (by the Abbey
Gardens) and then calling in to Mr
John's for a few sausages was a real
treat.
The
shop's in the pedestrian only Sun
Street, and we experienced a warm
welcome as we arrived in the shop
with the very jovial butcher joking
that "there's no horse in these
sausages, as we've completely run
out"... very good!
Over 80% pork
and not bad looking these chipolatas
even though they did appear a little
thin in the raw! Good
skins and a right picture as you can
see below. Bit pricey mind
considering the weight loss cooked
at a staggering 27%.
They
cooked up so small! Almost
what you'd call tiny! A very
good bite and taste, but you'd need
quite a few as an adult to call a
meal unfortunately. As a
kiddies sausage, yes OK I give in.
Eaten cold, not bad at all. OK too
as a snack but realistically you'll
need half a dozen to fill a sausage
sandwich! Just an OK
sausage...
Mr John's (Waltham Abbey) Chipolatas
(Mar
2013)
Here's the
sample details:
105x18mm before cooking, 95x17mm
after.
26g before cooking, 19g after.
That's a shrinkage of 14% & weight
loss of approx 27%.
8 sausages loose £2.00
(£9.60/kg)
Mr John's
of Waltham Abbey
22a Sun St,
Waltham Abbey,
ESSEX EN9 1EE
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