Yorkshire butcher Lishman’s of Ilkley have won two prestigious national awards.
One of only ten artisan butchers from across the UK to be crowned top of their class at The Smithfield Awards, the Ilkley butcher’s Dry Cured Streaky Bacon won the ‘Home Cured Bacon‘ category, alongside their Game & Red Wine Pie, which took home the top spot in the ‘Speciality Game Meat Product’ category.
Organised by the Q Guild of Butchers, the awards, which were held at the Butchers’ Hall in London earlier this month, have run for more than 30 years and are widely recognised as the meat trade’s most high profile and challenging product evaluation.
Products are awarded a Bronze, Silver or Gold by a panel of independent industry judges, with all Gold products in each category then pitched against each for the category champion Diamond Award.
The coveted Diamond Awards were presented by Dr Carrie Ruxton, one of the UK’s most respected voices in nutrition, public health messaging and evidence-based food communication.
The team also received a further four Gold Awards, the highest possible rating from the Guild, for their Heritage Breed Rib Eye Steak, Thick Champion Pork Sausage, Pork Pie and Beech Smoked Chicken and Silver awards for their Beef and Red Wine Pie and Toulouse Sausage.
Emma Lishman of Lishman’s of Ilkley said: “Winning Diamond Awards for our home‑cured bacon and game products means a great deal to us. These are categories close to our hearts and it’s genuinely humbling to have the care, sourcing and craftsmanship behind them recognised at this level.”
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