NEW PRODUCT: Cranstons Dalemain Marmalade Sausage

For those that don't know, every year in the historic Lake District house of Dalemain, the world's original and most renowned marmalade festival takes place. The marmalade-munching bear, Paddington, always shows up, lots of fun activities are put on for families to enjoy and, crucially, marmalade makers compete in the prestigious awards. Notably, the winner of the awards' 'homemade' category gets their marmalade sold in Fortnum & Mason for a year.  Fortunately though, this year the fun didn't end there because our local butchers, Cranstons, teamed up with with the festival to produce a special marmalade sausage. Having tasted this citrussy pork delight in store there was no way I was passing up the opportunity to do a very quick review.

Whilst the above picture doesn't do it justice, cutting in to the sausage, the marmalade made its presence known with a light studding of orange to the pork interior. Tucking in, the promise of marmalade was immediately realised with a wonderful wave of zesty orange cutting through the meaty offering. Moreover, with the base sausage being a peppery Cumberland, the slight sweetness of the preserve provided a welcome counterbalance to all that spice. Indeed, it was a delicious sausage that made for a great change in pace and I can certainly see myself stocking up.

BRAND LINKS
Cranstons Website
Dalemain Marmalade Festival Website