Cheerbrook in Nantwich is among the finalists for the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival Sausage competition.<\/p>\n
The annual event, in its 12th year, attracted butchers across Cheshire, Wirral and North Wales entering in both the Traditional Pork Sausage category and the Flavoured Sausage.<\/p>\n
Ten judges, headed up by chief Judge Steve Vaughan of Vaughan butchers of Penyffordd, blind tasted more than 30 sausages.<\/p>\n
And Cheerbrook \u2013 off Newcastle Road \u2013 has been shortlisted in both categories.<\/p>\n
Jeff George, from the NoWFOOD Centre in Chester where judging took place, said: \u201cWe were delighted to again be involved in this competition, knowing how important a fair playing field is for each entrant, we were confident that the equipment at the NoWFOOD Centre assured each sausage was presented in the best cooked state possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve Vaughan said: \u201cOur judges were looking at the appearance of the sausage both pre and post cooking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey concentrate on the texture of the sausage as you eat it and then most importantly, the flavour.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first two categories are judged out of five marks and the final and most important 10 marks.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach year the job gets tougher as the standard of butchery gets stronger and stronger.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese really are artisan sausages made by very skilled people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Butcher Stephen Vaughan – sausage judge
\nButcher Stephen Vaughan \u2013 sausage judge<\/p>\n
Taste Cheshire CEO Stephen Wundke added: \u201cWe know that competition brings out the best in people.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving been a judge since its inception when Carole Faulkner at the Cheese Shop started the event, the standard has, each year, just got higher and higher.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see that when you add up the judging sheets and we now need 10 judges to separate our finalists.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been another cracking year and our 40 judges at the festival will have their work cut out to find a champion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each of the finalist have their sausages tasted by the first 40 people who make it to the Chef auditorium at the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink festival on Easter Sunday April 21.<\/p>\n
The winner of each category will be honoured at the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards on Wednesday April 24.<\/p>\n
The finalists:<\/p>\n
Best Traditional Sausage
\nCheerbrooks Farm Shop \u2013 Nantwich
\nPen Y Lan Pork \u2013 Overton on Dee
\nMuffs \u2013 Bromborough<\/p>\n
Best Flavoured Sausage
\nHawarden Farm Estate \u2013 Hawarden
\nGourmegg \u2013 Frodsham
\nMuffs \u2013 Bromborough
\nCheerbrook \u2013 Nantwich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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