2008 SCOTTISH BLACK PUDDING CHAMPIONSHIP

2008
Scottish Black Pudding Championship

Sponsored by
Dalziel Ltd.

The odds against this
are approaching a million to one but Dalbeattie butcher Alan Elliot has lifted
his third Scottish title in two years. He
was crowned Black Pudding Champion in September when the results were announced..

Regional winners were mystery shopped and then the winner selected by a
panel of connoisseurs.

Already
the reigning Scottish Champion for the best Traditional Steak Pie and Scottish
Haggis Champion the Irishman, who only set up in business in 2004 on his 19
birthday, has now added the Scottish Black Pudding title to his string of
awards. Needless to say this has
never been done before.

His Black Pudding was
judged for appearance, texture, seasoning, taste and appeal.
At the end of the competition organised by the Scottish Federation of
Meat Traders the Dalbeattie pudding turned out to be another Chieftan. Dalbeattie Fine Foods were first, established
as the best in the
South West of Scotland, and then after sending mystery shoppers into all five
Regional Champions, a panel of experts at
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Abertay

University
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Galloway
black pudding was the nation's best.

Above: George Stuart of Dalziel Ltd presented Alan
Elliott with his latest title

at McDiarmid Park, Perth on Wednesday 17th September 2008.

Alan
Elliott of Dalbeattie Fine Foods said he was
delighted to now have a hat-trick of Champion products:-

“I'm
quite shocked to have won again, but very, very pleased. Developing
my recipes is a labour of love and something I'm passionate about. These
awards really do set the standard for excellence in meat products, as can be
seen from the high numbers of entries they receive and the prestigious names on
their past winners lists. I spend a
long time fine tuning my meat products, so I'm delighted that the judges of
all three awards felt my products deserved National Champion status.

“With
all my traditional meat products I've tried to get to the heart of the
products, to rediscover their roots and to identify what made these products so
popular and what has given them such longevity. I'm
very pleased with the recipes I've developed, and chuffed to bits that my
customers and the judges enjoy my products so much.”

Alan hails from
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County Tyrone
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Northern Ireland

and had worked in a local butchers business there from the age of 15 before
crossing the water to take on the shop in Dalbeattie.

Awards won by:- Dalbeattie
Fine Foods:

2007 South West of
Scotland & National Traditional Butchers Steak Pie Champion,

2008 South West of Scotland & National Black Pudding Champion,

“Black Pudding has
a cult following in

Britain

“ said Jim Fox of contest sponsors Dalziel Ltd “and I would anticipate lots
of potential visitors will be reaching for their road atlas.”

Douglas Scott
, Chief Executive of
the organisers SFMTA added:-

“This competition is
hotly contested and to be the top prize winners again is absolutely
unbelievable. Alan can take great
pride from his achievements, they are certainly unique.
Such success is not down to good luck, good meat products are a sign of a
good butcher.”

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