2014 YEAR OF THE HAGGIS AWARDS

The West Lothian butchers have become famous for their pies and meat products so it was no surprise that this Chicken Balmoral was encased in pastry. It was a very special product and a delighted Paul Boyle of Boghall Butchers explained its construction:-

“The chicken was clad around the haggis so that no matter where you cut the round every portion contained a piece of chicken and haggis. The way to do that was to arrange it around the pie in a circle. It had to be moist so I made a sauce that is very similar to a carbonara sauce with onion, mushroom and garlic.”

The award winning product is available from Paul's shops in Boghall and Broxburn as individual pies or as rounds.

The year of celebration was the idea of the Robert Burns World Federation and the product evaluation produced lots of new as well as tried and tested combinations using haggis.

There was something to suit all tastes when 121 products were submitted for evaluation at the City of Glasgow College in August 2014. The full list of winners is as follows:-

DIAMOND
AWARD
Boghall
Butchers
Bathgate
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Alex
Jack (Butchers) Ltd
Stranraer
Alex
Jack (Butchers) Ltd
Stranraer
Boghall
Butchers
Bathgate
Cairngorm
Butchers
Grantown-on-Spey
Charles
Duncan
Troon
David
Comrie & Son
Comrie
G
& L Archibald
Hawick
Hendersons
of Hamilton
Hamilton
James
Aitken Butchers
Alloa
John
Lawson
Uphall
John
Lawson
Uphall
Mearns
T McCaskie
Weymss
Bay
Patricks
0f Camelon
Camelon
Scott
Brothers
Dundee
Scott
Brothers
Dundee
Simon
Howie Butchers
Perth
Simon
Howie Butchers
Perth
Stuarts
of Buckhaven
Buckhaven
Stuarts
of Buckhaven
Buckhaven
Stuarts
of Buckhaven
Buckhaven
Stuarts
of Buckhaven
Buckhaven
T
H Carson
Dalbeattie
Thomas
Johnston
Abbeyview
Thomas
Johnston
Abbeyview
Thomas
Johnston
Oakley
Tom
Courts Quality Foods Ltd
Cowdenbeath
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Alex
Jack (Butchers) Ltd
Stranraer
Crombies
of Edinburgh
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David
Comrie & Son
Comrie
David
Faulds & Son
Kilmarnock
Edenmill
Farm Shop
Stirling
Elderslie
Butchers
Elderslie
Elderslie
Butchers
Elderslie
H
M Sheridan
Ballater
Hendersons
of Hamilton
Hamilton
J
C Douglas
St
Boswells
James
Aitken Butchers
Alloa
John
Lawson
Uphall
John
Lawson
Uphall
Mearns
T McCaskie
Weymss
Bay
Mearns
T McCaskie
Weymss
Bay
Mearns
T McCaskie
Weymss
Bay
Patricks
of Camelon
Camelon
Patricks
of Camelon
Camelon
Patricks
of Camelon
Camelon
T
H Carson
Dalbeattie
Tom
Courts Quality Foods Ltd
Cowdenbeath
Tom
Courts Quality Foods Ltd
Cowdenbeath
Tom
Courts Quality Foods Ltd
Cowdenbeath
W
F Stark
Buckhaven
We
Hae Meat
Girvan
We
Hae Meat
Girvan

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DAILY RECORD 17/09/14: Ayrshire butchers have proved they're top of the nosh by scooping awards for their haggis creations