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Aldi
- British Outdoor Bred Lincolnshire
(Mar 2015)
Aldi
- Sweet Chilli & Pork
(Apr 2016)
Alf Turner - Best of British Pork
(Aug 2015)
Mr Allard's (Stowupland) - Pork
Chipolata
(Jan 2016)
Allinghams (Hitchin, Herts) - OSB
(Jul 2014)
Allinghams (Hitchin, Herts) - Old
English
(Jul 2014)
Alternative Meats (Shropshire) -
Springbok
(Jul 2014)
Ashcroft & Sons (Linton) - Linton
Sausage
(Feb 2014)
Ashcroft & Sons (Linton) -
Chipolatas
(Feb 2014)
Ashlyns Farm Shop (North Weald) -
Pork
(Sep 2013)
Ashlyns Farm Shop (North Weald) -
Pork, Tomato & Basil
(Aug 2014)
Aune
Valley Meats (Modbury) - Pork &
Cracked Black Pepper
(Mar 2022)
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Barretts (Birmingham) - Pork & Apple
(May 2015)
Barretts (Birmingham) - Pork, Chilli & Garlic
(May 2015)
Black Farmers Daughter - Chipolata
(Oct 2012)
Black Farmers - Premium Pork
(Oct 2012)
Black Farmers -
Pulled Pork
(Oct 2015)
Blackwells (Coggleshall)
- Old English
(Mar 2015)
Blackwells (Coggleshall)
- Red Dragon
(Mar 2015)
Blixes Farm Shop (Chelmsford) -
Supreme
(Dec 2013)
Bob's Family Butchers (Hatfield) - Spicy
(Apr 2020)
Bob's Family
Butchers (Hatfield) - Maple & Chilli
(Aug 2019)
Bob's Family Butchers (Hatfield) -
Surprise
(Dec 2014)
Bob's
Family Butchers (Hatfield) -
Old English
(Dec 2014)
Boston Sausage (Boston, Lincs) -
Boston
(Dec 2013)
Boston Sausage (Boston, Lincs) -
Farmhouse
(Dec 2013)
Braughing - Extra Pork
(Aug 2012)
Braughing
Sausage Co - Chipolata
(Nov 2016)
Bridget B's (Watton-at-Stone)
- Traditional Pork
(Apr 2017)
Broad Oak Farm - Cumberland Pork
(Aug 2012)
Broad Oak Farm -
Chipolatas
(May 2015)
Broad Oak
Farm - Pork & Chilli
(Sep 2015)
Broad Oak Farm -
Best Pork
(May 2016)
Broad Oak Farm - Hotdogs
(Oct 2016)
Brookfield Farm
(Aston) - HertBeat
(Sep 2016 / Mar 2024)
Brookfield Farm
(Aston) - Boro
(Sep 2016)
Budgens "Best" - Sweet Chilli & Lime
(Jun 2013)
Budgen's - Pork
Chipolata
(Jul 2015)
Buntings (Coggeshall,
Essex) - Pork
(Dec 2023)
Burtons (Saffron Walden) - King Street
(Oct 2015)
Burtons (Saffron Walden) - Homemade
Pork
(Jan 2023)
Butchers Hook (Basildon, Essex) -
Premium Pork
(Oct 2023)
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Cheerbrook (Nantwich) - Plum &
Ginger
(Aug 2014)
Chestnut Meats
(Cheshire) - Goat
(Jun 2015)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Special Hot
Italian
(Jun 2021)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Venison &
Sage
(Apr 2021)
Churchgate
(Old Harlow, Essex) -
Pork & Sloe Gin
(Nov 2020)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Directors
Choice
(May 2019 / Aug 2020)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Pork &
Ale
(Feb 2019)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Ndjua
(Feb 2019)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Chipolata Chilli
Roulette
(Jul 2018)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Light Pork
(Jul 2017)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Pork &
White Pudding
(Mar 2017)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) -
Lincolnshire
(Feb 2017 / Oct 2022)
Churchgate
(Old Harlow, Essex) -
Red Pepper & Chorizo
(Sep 2015)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) -
Pork & Marmite
(Jul 2014)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) -
coarse Italian Pork
(Jun 2014)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) -
Pork & Goats Cheese
(Jun 2014)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Boerewors
(Dec 2013)
Churchgate
(Old Harlow, Essex) -
Bratwurst
(Oct 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - 5 Chilli
(Sep 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Beef
Chipolatas
(Sep 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Naga Chilli
(Jul 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Harissa
(Jul 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Pork & Marmalade
(Jun 2013)
Churchgate
(Old Harlow, Essex) -
Sawbo Banger
(Jun 2013 / Jan 2016)
Churchgate
(Old Harlow, Essex) -
Loukaniko
(Jun 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Beef & Guinness
(Jan 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) -
Chipolata
(Feb 2013 / May 2015 / Jan 2017)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Lamb Merguez
(Jan 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Chicken Kiev
(Dec 2012)
Churchgate (Old
Harlow, Essex) - Classic Pork
(Sep 2012 / Jan 2015 / Nov 2023)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Leeky Streaky
(Dec 2012)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Pork, Bacon & Cheese
(Feb 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Pork,
Beef & Mustard
(Feb 2013)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Sweet
Italian
(May 2012)
Churchgate (Old Harlow, Essex) - Toulouse
(Jul 2012 / Aug 2017)
Church's - Cumberland Chipolata
(Jul 2012)
Church's - Old Epping
(Jul 2012)
Clarkes (Hevingham) - Original Plain
Pork
(Sep 2016)
PW&J Coleman (Salcombe, Devon) -
Chipolatas
(Sep 2022)
Collets
Farm (Wormingford, Essex) - Pork & Cracked Pepper
(Nov 2023)
Collins (Broadway) - Broadway
Chipolatas
(Dec 2019)
AJ Coulson (Dunmow) - Reggae
(Jan 2013)
AJ Coulson (Dunmow) - Traditional
Pork
(Jan 2013)
AJ Coulson (Dunmow) - Old English
(Aug 2014)
AJ Coulson
(Dunmow) - Jay Boys Moroccan
(Aug 2014)
Cowlings (Cambridge) - Fen Ditton
Pork
(Dec 2013)
Cowlings (Cambridge) - Venison &
Pork
(Dec 2013)
Crakeside (Ulverston) - Cumberland
(Sep 2012)
JR
Creasey (Peasenhall) - Moroccan
(Aug 2013)
JR Creasey (Peasenhall) - Pork,
Mango & Chilli
(Jun 2013)
JR Creasey (Peasenhall) - Pork & Red
Onion
(Jun 2013)
JR Creasey (Peasenhall) - Chipolata
(May 2013)
JR Creasey (Peasenhall) - Jerk
(Apr 2014)
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DeliCulture German Bratwurst
(Nov 2013)
Mark Doel (Buntingford) - Chipolata
(Jun 2016)
Durrants Farm (Margaretting) -
Chipolatas
(Sep 2012)
Durrants Farm (Margaretting)
- Cumberland
(Sep 2012)
Durrants Farm (Margaretting) - Honey
& Wholegrain Mustard
(Oct 2012)
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DS Eagle (Writtle, Essex) - Venison
(Jan 2024)
DS Eagle (Writtle,
Essex) - Pork & Herb
(Jan 2024)
Earley's (Little Canfield) - Plain
Pork
(Oct 2014)
Earley's (Little Canfield) - Lemon &
Herb
(Oct 2014)
Edis
of Ely - Pork
(Mar 2017)
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FL
Edge & Son (Norwich) - Harling Pork
(Jul 2014)
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Farrowby Farm (Hinxworth) -
Farmhouse
(Dec 2012)
The Food Company (Marks Tey) -
Breakfast Plain pork
(Jul 2014)
The Food Company (Marks Tey) -
Cumberland
(May 2015)
The Food Company
(Marks Tey) - Chipolatas
(May 2015)
Fowler Brothers (Burnham) - Welsh
Dragon
(Oct 2015)
Foxholes (Hertford) - Pork & Country
Herb
(Dec 2013)
Foxholes (Hertford) -
Pork Chipolata
(Jun 2015)
Fuller's (Sheering) - Pork
Chipolatas
(Jan 2013)
Fuller's - The Sheering Sausage
(Aug 2012 / Nov 2016 / Mar 2021)
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Giggly Pig (Romford)
- Hog Roast
(Jan 2015)
Giggly Pig (Romford) - Chipolata
(Oct 2012)
Giggly Pig (Romford) - Classy
(Oct 2012)
Giggly Pig (Romford) - Old English
(Oct 2012)
Giggly Pig (Romford) - Mojito
(Aug 2014)
Giggly Pig (Romford) - Ginger &
Spring Onion
(Aug 2014)
Giggly Pig (Romford) - Welsh Dragon
(Jan 2015)
The
Gog Farm Shop (Cambridge) -
Traditional
(Mar 2022)
Gog Magog Hills - Stapleford Classic
(Feb 2014)
Gog
Magog Hills - Merguez
(Feb 2014)
The Good Little Company - Good
Little Sausage
(May 2015)
Gorno's (Cardiff) - Calabrese
(May 2013)
The Good Little Company - Good
Little Sausage
(May 2015)
Grangeworth (Woodbridge) - Venison &
Cranberry
(Dec 2014)
Gt Garnetts (Barnston, Essex) -
Flitch Royale
(Nov 2023)
Gt Garnetts (Dunmow) - Traditional
Pork
(Jan 2014)
Gt Garnetts (Dunmow) - Chipolatas
(Apr 2014)
Gt Garnetts (Barnston,
Essex) - Old English
(Feb 2024)
Greens (Ingatestone) - Pork
(Dec 2013)
Greens (Theydon Bois) - Plain Pork
(Nov 2014)
Greens
(Theydon Bois) - Chipolatas
(May 2015)
Greens (Theydon Bois) - Venison
(Apr 2018)
Gunfield (Brightlingsea) - Venison
(Dec 2021)
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Hatfield Forest - Venison
(Apr 2013)
Heaps (Greenwich) - Smithfield
Breakfast
(Nov 2013)
Heaps (Greenwich) -
Original Recipe No1
(Dec 2013)
Heck -
97% Pork
(Jan 2014)
Heck - Chicken Italia
(Jun 2014)
Heck -
Pork & Apple
(Feb 2016)
Heck - Majestic
(May 2018)
Hockings (Ongar) - Pork
(Jul 2013 / Jun 2017)
P
Hollingsworth (Chelmondiston) - Pork
(Aug 2012)
Holme Farmed (Yorks) - Wild Boar
(Jan 2015)
JR Humphrey
(Clare, Suffolk) - Country Pork
(Feb 2024)
KE
Hutson (Southwold) - Old Spot
(Jun 2012)
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Impson (Swaffham) - Swaffham Sizzler
(Nov 2015)
Impson (Swaffham)
- Breckland Banger
(Nov 2015)
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Jimmy's Farm (Wherstead) - Ipswich Super Blue
(Mar 2015)
Jimmy's
Farm (Wherstead) - Steak & Chilli
(May 2015)
Jimmy's
Farm (Wherstead) - Beef, Pork & Plum
(Jul 2015)
Jimmy's Farmers Range - Classic Pork
(May 2012)
Mr
John's (Waltham Abbey) Chipolatas
(Mar 2013)
Jolly Hog
(Bristol) - Proper Porker
(Feb 2017 / Feb 2024)
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Kings (Kings Lynn) - Olde English
(Oct 2016)
Kings (Stansted
Mountfitchet) - Pork
(Feb 2015)
King's (Stansted Mountfitchet) -
Pork Chipolata
(May 2015)
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Lashfords (Birmingham) - Special
Thin Trad Breakfast
(Dec 2019)
Leech &
Sons (Melbourn) - Special Pork
(Mar 2017)
Lidgate's (Holland Park W11) - Old
English
(Dec 2015)
Lidl Deluxe - Pork & Caramelised
Onion
(Jun 2019)
Lloyds (Bishop's Stortford) - Red
Dragon
(Feb 2014)
Loughnanes
(Galway) - Guinness & Leek
(Jan 2017)
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M&S British Outdoor Bred -
Cumberland
(Oct 2012)
M&S Butchers - Pork & Smoky Bacon
(Dec 2012)
M&S British Outdoor Bred - Toulouse
(Jun 2013)
Meat & Cleaver (White Roding) - Sheering Sausage
(Aug 2012 / Nov 2016 / Mar 2021)
Meat & Cleaver (White Roding) -
Minty Lamb
(Mar 2021)
Meatline (Maldon) - Cumberland
(Oct 2012)
Meatline (Maldon) - Welsh Dragon
(Sep 2012)
Meatmasons (The Secret Sausage Shop)
- Ugley
(Mar 2017)
The Meat Shop (Waltham X) -
Cumberland
(Aug 2013)
The Meat Shop (Waltham X) -
Louisiana
(Sep 2013)
Millins (Tiptree) - Traditional
(Mar 2013)
Millins (Tiptree) - Pork & Herb
(Sep 2013)
M&M Stores (Clavering) - Honey Roast
(Aug 2013)
MOR - Moroccan spiced pork,
cauliflower & chickpea
(Apr 2017)
Morrisons - Signature Outdoor-Bred -
Chiploatas
(May 2013)
Mundesley Butchers (Norfolk) -
Chorizo
(Sep 2014)
Musks (Newmarket) -
Original Newmarket
(Jul 2012 / Jun 2016 / Feb 2021)
Musks's (Newmarket) - Pork & Cyder
(Sep 2015)
Musks
(Newmarket) - Christmas Chipolata
(Nov 2016)
Musks (Newmarket) - Gluten Free
(May 2016)
Mystycroft (Halstead) - Old Smokey
(Nov 2013)
Mystycroft (Halstead) - Pork & Wild
Mushroom
(Nov 2013)
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R
Newman (Watton-at-Stone) - Pork
(Aug 2013)
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Oxhey Lane Farm Shop (Pinner) -
Cumberland
(Dec 2012)
Oxhey Lane Farm Shop (Pinner) - Sage
& Onion
(Dec 2012)
Oxhey Lane Farm Shop (Pinner) -
Chive
(Nov 2012)
Oxhey Lane Farm Shop (Pinner) -
Pork
(Nov 2012)
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Padmore & Sons (Ongar) - Pork
(Sep 2013)
Padmore &
Sons (Ongar) - Cumberland
(Sep 2013)
Papworth Farms (Swaffham) - Norfolk
Champion
(Oct 2016)
J
Phillips (Theydon Bois) - Pork &
Leek
(Jan 2014)
J
Phillips (Theydon Bois) -
Chipolatas
(Feb 2013)
J
Phillips (Theydon Bois) -
Old English
(Feb 2013)
GE Pickett (Ware) - Cumberland
(Aug 2017)
The Pickled Pig (Cuffley,
Herts) - Sheftalia
(Feb 2024)
Piggott's (Buntingford) - Old Timer
(Jun 2016)
Pinks (Cumbria) - Breakfast Pork
(Sep 2012)
Porky White's (Surrey) - Surrey Premium Pork
(Jan 2024)
Porky Whites (Surrey) - Chipolatas
(Nov 2012)
Porky Whites (Surrey) -
Pork
(Nov 2012)
Porky Whites (Surrey) - Roasted
Cumin & Garlic
(Apr 2013)
Porky
White's (Surrey) - Porky Dogs
(Aug 2016)
Porky White's (Surrey) - Porky
Lights
(Feb 2017)
Porterfords (City of London) - Pork
& Chilli
(Sep 2017)
Powters (Newmarket) - Chilli Pig
(Nov 2019)
Powters (Newmarket) - Low Fat
(Feb 2013)
Powters - Celebrated Newmarket
(Jul 2012)
Powters (Newmarket) - Chipolatas
(Nov 2012)
Powters (Newmarket) - Real Ale
(Nov 2012)
Powters - Pigolatas
(Jul 2023)
P&M (Leyton E10) - Cumberland
(Aug 2021)
EH Prior & Sons (Kings Lynn) -
Victorian Breakfast
(Feb 2014)
Priors Hall Farm (Dunmow) - Nice &
Spicy
(Dec 2012)
Priors Hall Farm - Traditional Pork
(May 2012 / Dec 2017)
Priors Hall Farm - Pork & Leek
(Nov 2012)
Priors Hall Farm - Farmhouse
(Nov 2014)
Priors Hall Farm
(Dunmow) - Chipolata
(Jul 2015)
Priors Hall Farm (Dunmow) - Gluten
Free Pork
(Nov 2016)
Puddledub (Auchtertool, Fife) -
Plain Pork
(May 2022)
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Radatz (Austria) - Mini Käserkrainer
(Jan 2019)
Ramsay of Scotland (Carluke) - Pork
Lorne
(Mar 2020)
EW
Revett (Wickham Market) - Pork
(Mar 2014)
Ripleys (Hoddesdon) - Pork & Leek
(Sep 2018)
R&M Butchers (Harpenden, Herts) -
Pork, Garlic & Herb
(Jan 2024)
Rudgewick (Nazeing) - Chipolatas
(Jul 2013)
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Q&E (Theydon Bois) - Cumberland
(Jan 2014)
Q&E (Theydon Bois) Theydon Flyer -
Chipolata
(Oct 2012)
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Sainsbury's - Monterey Jack &
Jalapeno
(May 2013)
Sainsbury's TtheD Beef & Cracked
Black Pepper
(Nov 2012)
Sainsbury's TtheD Lincolnshire
(Nov 2012)
Sainsburys TtheD Outdoor Bred -
Chipolatas
(Jul 2012 / Jan 2017)
Sainsbury's TtheD - Venison & Pork
(Nov 2012)
Sainsbury's - Leek & Mustard
(Mar 2016)
Salter
& King (Aldeburgh) -
Rustic Italian
(Jul 2020)
Salter
& King (Aldeburgh) -
Aldeburgh
(Feb 2021)
Samphire (Tibenham) - Pork & Mustard
(Mar 2016 / Jan 2019)
Samuels (Wisbech) - GW Frank Sausage
(Jan 2019)
Samuels (Wisbech) - GW Frank
Jumbos
(Aug 2022)
JW Sargeant (Kings Lynn) - Pork
(Feb 2014)
JW Sargeant (Kings Lynn) - Pork &
Bacon
(Feb 2014)
JW
Sargeant (Kings Lynn) - Pork & Sage
(Feb 2014)
Secret Sausage Shop (Bishops Stortford)
- Boerewors
(Mar 2021)
Simon Dennis (Sawbridgeworth) -
Moroccan
(Jun 2020)
Simon Dennis - Pork Chipolata
(Oct 2012 / Feb 2017 / Oct 2018)
Simon
Dennis (Sawbridgeworth) - Pork
(Jun 2012 / Feb 2015 / Apr 2020 /
Sep 2023)
Simon Dennis (Sawbridgeworth) -
Spanish
(Nov 2012)
Simon Dennis (Sawbridgeworth) - Pork
& Cracked Black Pepper
(Jul 2015)
AG Smith (Boreham) - Cumberland Pork
(Aug 2012)
Smiths (Brightlingsea) - Dragon
(Mar 2020)
Smiths (Brightlingsea) - Minted Lamb
(Aug 2021)
Smiths
(Brightlingsea) - Hogroast Sausages
(Sep 2022)
Smiths (Brightlingsea) - Pork &
Cracked Black Pepper
(Feb 2023)
Stephens (Bishops Stortford) - Pork
Chipolata
(Apr 2020)
Stephens (Bishops Stortford) - Pork
(Sep 2014)
Stephens (St Ives) - Pork & Herb
(Mar 2017)
Steve Wilde Family Butchers (Standon)
- Old Standon
(Jun 2019)
St Osyth Butchers (St Osyth, Essex)
- Boar & Apple
(Aug 2022)
SQUIG
- Clever Cumberland
(Sep 2018)
Sweetland's (Gt Dunmow) -
Traditional Pork
(Feb 2022)
Sweetland's (Gt Dunmow) - Flitch
(Aug 2012)
Sweetland's (Gt Dunmow) - Olde English
(Sep 2012)
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Teddington Butcher (Teddington) -
Pork
(Apr 2023)
Tesco Finest - Pork, Red Leicester &
Jalapeno
(Sep 2021)
Tesco - Aberdeen Angus Beef
(Aug 2013)
Tesco -
Duck, Pork & Hoisin
(Aug 2013)
Tesco Butchers Choice - Cumberland
(Jun 2012)
Tesco Finest - Pork & Caramelised
Red Onion
(Aug 2012)
Tesco Finest -
Sundried Tomato & Pesto
(May 2014)
Tesco Finest - Brazil Inspired Pork
(Jun 2014)
Tesco Finest - Chipolata
(Aug 2015 / Jan 2016)
Tesco Finest - Smoked Bacon & Maple
Syrup
(Dec 2016)
Totham Bangers - Traditional Pork
(Aug 2012)
Totham Bangers - Venison, Port and
Rosemary
(Oct 2013)
Totham Bangers - Pork & Guinness
(May 2014)
Totham Bangers - Pork, Chorizo &
Olive
(Jan 2016)
Totham Bangers - Lamb & Mint
(Mar 2016)
Totham Bangers - Beef & Horseradish
(Jun 2016)
Totham Bangers - Pork & Marmite
(Dec 2022)
Trussell's (Knebworth, Herts) -
Knebworth Pork
(Jan 2024)
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Viani Salsiccia Toscana Classica
(Apr 2023)
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Waitrose - Venison & Pork
(Nov 2013)
Waitrose - Tangy Pork, Mustard &
Onions
(Jan 2015)
Waitrose -
Chorizo
(Jan 2015)
Waitrose - Pork & Herb Chipolatas
(May 2015 / Aug 2017)
Waitrose - Gloucester Old Spot Pork
& Sage
(Oct 2017)
Waitrose - Jumbo Hickory Pork,
Butterbean and Red Pepper
(Jun 2018)
HG Walter (London, W14) -
Countrystyle
(Nov 2022)
Wicks Manor - Olde English Pork
(Aug 2012)
Wild
Game Meats - Elk
(Jan 2017)
Willow Brook Farm (Peterborough) -
Stilton & Leek
(Sep 2014)
Worzals (Wisbech) - Pork & Chive
(Feb 2014)
Worzals (Wisbech) -
Old English
(Feb 2014)
Chipolata Top 5 - we decided to
include a separate listing for the
chipolatas because the "little
fellas" need a bit more
visibility!
Chipolatas are not just kids food.
Try some and tell us we're wrong!
Our Reviews (only pork!)
- we admit yes we've been
mainly sampling pork sausages
in our reviews, and now
we've been accused by a
journalist friend of frankly
ignoring some of the really
good other meaty sausages
out there.
OK don't send the boys
round! - we've made a start on
"other
than pork" examples...
Mind you prospect of sampling chicken
sausages, smoked salmon
sausages, veggie sausages
and the like,
these may be some time in
making our reviews...