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Before we deal with any farmer, even a specialist breeder, we need to have
confidence in them which is why all the beef and lamb you
will see in this on-line store is fully traceable, as having
been born and raised in Orkney.
We know our selected few farmers - and their farms – very well and we know
that whatever their speciality, they share our passionate concerns for the animals
they raise and also for our environment – we know that their husbandry
and ethical standards are beyond question.
We know also that to be able to deal with us, our few farmers have to think the
way we do with regard to you, the consumer. Our promise to you is that we will
supply you with meat products which can stand comparison anywhere. What our farmers
produce for us must be the absolute best - and that is impossible to achieve
without exemplary husbandry.
It’s an unfortunate fact but at the moment, most meat
sold as “Aberdeen-Angus” is not: it is at best 50% Aberdeen-Angus – the
other 50% will be whatever breed it was crossed with. Pure-bred Aberdeen-Angus is
rare, and a revelation to those who have not tasted it.
The Aberdeen-Angus breed evolved during the early part of the
19th Century: it’s ancestors were the “Scotch black cattle” (the “doddies”)
of North-East Scotland. In 1878 Aberdeen-Angus won the World Beef Championships
at the Paris Exposition and since then it has become the dominant breed throughout
the world.The breed’s reputation is based on it’s superior beef quality,
with an unsurpassed combination of flavour, succulence and taste. The meat is
well marbled, with fine threads of fat running through the lean – in the
cooking, this guarantees tenderness and draws out the natural flavours.
Our Orkney Lamb is raised on grass, the low hills or the sea-shore,
with each environment developing a particular flavour in the meat. The grassland
is lush and the sheep mature well; hill grazing is a rough mixture of grass and
heather so the sheep are generally smaller and sweeter, while the sea-weed eating North
Ronaldsay sheep are even smaller but with a flavour and texture quite
unlike any other. The meat is a true delicacy and in extremely short supply.
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