It's not that far from here to Melton Mobray itself. However, I have discovered that not all pork pies made in Melton Mobray deserve the name. I have had one or two disgusting ones.
But on the subject of butchers - up to a few of years ago, I seldom used my local town butcher, as I wasn't particularly satisfied with the quality. Instead I used the local COOP, which has good quality meat, albeit prepackaged (our COOP doesn't have an instore butchery).
However, then the local butcher sold up, and was bought by Grasmere Farm (http://www.grasmere-farm.co.uk/), a local farm specialising in pork and bacon. Needless to say, I now use them regularly. They make a superb hand-raised pork pie, but I only allow myself one every three months or so, as they aren't so good for the waistline!
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Date: 2010-03-14 03:43 pm (UTC)But on the subject of butchers - up to a few of years ago, I seldom used my local town butcher, as I wasn't particularly satisfied with the quality. Instead I used the local COOP, which has good quality meat, albeit prepackaged (our COOP doesn't have an instore butchery).
However, then the local butcher sold up, and was bought by Grasmere Farm (http://www.grasmere-farm.co.uk/), a local farm specialising in pork and bacon. Needless to say, I now use them regularly. They make a superb hand-raised pork pie, but I only allow myself one every three months or so, as they aren't so good for the waistline!