And the winner is.....Findlay's (again)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 Aug 2004, 17:02

More accolades for Findlay's - this time for their beef sausage and black pudding:

http://news.scotsman.com/archive.cfm?id=1000062004

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 27 Aug 2004, 17:12

Don't think it was the black pudding that won the prize but had Stornaway black pudding out of Findlay's a few weeks ago, now I've had Stornaway BP before and it was the best BP I've ever tasted but it was a bit of a disappointment from Findlay's. Will just have to try their own one now!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 27 Aug 2004, 17:15

Finlays black pudding is amazing. It's so spicy and smooth. It's got a consistency thats almost like pate.
I haven't had some in a while so perhaps I'll add it to my shopping list for tomorrow.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 Aug 2004, 17:44

I have a relative from Australia (in the UK at the moment) who tried balck pudding for the first time last weekend. He really enjoyed it, but we were too kind (cruel?) to tell him what it was made of.

As far as I know, he's never had haggis.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 27 Aug 2004, 18:30

Whilst having breakfast in a hotel sitting next to a German couple, viewed similar problem where the husband had full breakfast with black pudding and his (vegetarian) wife had some porridge, husband then asked what this wonderful black pudding he was having for breakfast was made from...........waitress' face was a picture as she wondered how to explain without the wife rushing off to the 'ladies room'

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 28 Aug 2004, 09:23

How do you know it was his wife?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 28 Aug 2004, 09:27

How do you know it was his wife?

If it hadn't been his wife they wouldn't have made it down for breakfast.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 28 Aug 2004, 14:54

ecm wrote:
How do you know it was his wife?
If it hadn't been his wife they wouldn't have made it down for breakfast.

Black Pudding?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 28 Aug 2004, 15:07

Pardon?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 28 Aug 2004, 15:22

If we can leave the smut behind for a minute

, it was nice to wander along the High Street today (on my way to buy books from the library) and see birthday cake and fizz being handed out at findlays - very community-spirited, i say. I think all the local shops should take turns to hand out cake and booze; I'm sure it would increase local takings, as the bubbles start to affect our tight grip on the purse strings.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 28 Aug 2004, 16:38

Yep, in case anyone isn't aware:

Joe Findlay is 60 today!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 28 Aug 2004, 17:53

And still releasing new material!!

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 13 May 2009, 19:52

Just in case there is anyone left in the world who doesn't know - Joe Findlay does a rather good haggis.

From today's EN:

City butcher scoops third haggis title

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 15 May 2009, 12:43

When my sister is up visiting she has been known to take home several haggis, vaccum packed and smuggled into England ( along with Golden Wonder crisps )

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 15 May 2009, 16:43

You can't get Golden Wonder crisps in England?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 May 2009, 17:12

Foxy worked in the golden wonder factory in broxburn. I thought the brand had been bought by yin of the snack food conglomerates.

Well done to joe Findlay who judging from the congrats above he mustalmost be 65!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 15 May 2009, 17:15

There seemed to be a lack of Golden WonCheese and Onion around her area of Bristol, even in the supersize Tesco.

One of her friends is now running a cafe so they get an order of Golden Wonder from the cash and carry for sis

Ironic that Golden Wonder seemed to be in short supply as they switched production from Edinburgh to somewhere south of the border.

Back to Findlay''s, they have an admirer in Manchester who raves about their Black Magic Lorne. I got some for Mr Soupy and Clanger 2 today along with bacon, sausage and eggs. Guess who's having a fry up for breakfast tomorrow

Post by **wangi** » 19 Dec 2010, 11:19

http://living.scotsman.com/features/Pro ... 6665402.jp

Profile: Findlay's the butcher, Portobello
By Peter Ross
'AH DON'T think people understand what a skilled job it is," says John Anderson. "As skilled as a surgeon. The only difference is oor patients are deid."

Anderson is a butcher. He is 63 years old, looks a lot like Len Goodman, and is as nimble with his hands as that gentleman is with his feet. It is, for him, the work of just five minutes to separate a substantial carcass into its constituent parts. "That's it," he says at the end of the process. "One pig cut up."

It is Thursday afternoon in Findlay's of Portobello. There are few places on God's green Earth as busy as a butcher's at Christmas. The shop on Portobello High Street is heaving, hoaching, hot. Hundreds of people want to order turkey and, for Hogmanay, steak pie.

...

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

And the winner is.....Findlay's (again)

And the winner is.....Findlay's (again)

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