Each month we sample some of the finest products that Yorkshire has to offer. This month we’ve travelled from the Howardian Hills to Bedale.
The Castle Howard Gin
£39.99 from www.castlehoward.co.uk.
Castle Howard has teamed up with Sloemotion Distillery to create a classic gin flavoured with locally foraged botanicals.
The juniper led, dry spirit features aromatic extracts of coriander, orange peel and cardamon with its sweet-sour note coming from crab apples on the estate and a citrus hit of Lemon Balm harvested from the formal gardens.
“The ethos and values that inspired Sloemotion struck a chord with us here at Castle Howard,” says Nicholas Howard. “Joff Curtoys, Founder of Sloemotion Distillery (with a background in ecology and conservation) sits on our Conservation Advisory Board, and their work using botanicals sourced from their local surroundings at Green Farm resonated with our wish to develop high quality, sustainable products from the estate here.”
HECK Chorizo-style Pork Burgers
£2.50 | heckfood.co.uk and Tesco.
A short drive up the A1(M) in Bedale, you’ll find Heck Food. The family-run farm and production site(s) produce a flavoursome range of both fresh and frozen meat, vegetarian and vegan sausages and burgers. The entire range is also gluten-free as standard.
These flavoursome Spanish-style pork burgers are made from 97% pork, seasoned with paprika and are dairy and gluten-free. We served them on a toasted brioche with garlic mayo, caramelised onions and crisp lettuce. The verdict? A tasty alternative to beef burgers to spice up your BBQ offering.
HECK Chicken Italia Chipolatas
£2.50 from heckfood.co.uk and most major supermarkets.
Combining chicken with Mediterranean flavours like basil, tomatoes and mozzarella, these sausages are unlike any other we’ve tried.
They’re also pretty low calorie (76kcal per two), high protein and go great in summer pasta and salads. After cooking, we chopped the sausages up and stirred them through a pesto pasta for a tasty, quick tea.
HECK Ultimate Vegan Burger
£2.50 from heckfood.co.uk and Asda, Booths, Spar and Amazon Fresh.
No dietary requirement or lifestyle should leave you out of the fun of a BBQ. Made from beetroot, mushroom, sunflower seed and carrot, there’s equal parts nutrients and flavour in these fab
vegan burgers.
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