The Yorkshire Sausage

Yesterday was Yorkshire day and in in the town of Ilkley a small crowd of mostly Yorkshire folk gathered to sing On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at, the unofficial anthem of Yorkshire, but more of that later.

Award winning Ilkley butcher, David Lishman launched the official Yorkshire Sausage, with celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager doing the honours by unveiled the sausages, tasting them and saying how delicious they were.

Having lived in the Leeds area for around 25 years now and Ilkley being no distance away I have been aware of David and his passion for good local Yorkshire meat and especially but not least the sausages he produces. I have always loved well made butchers sausages, made by people who know what they are doing and care about what they are made of. I knew of David and have on occasion enjoyed quite a few sausages from this award winning butcher, but had never met him until yesterday.

Lincolnshire and Cumberland have long been famous for their sausages and now after many sausages tasted and more than 3,300 votes we now have the Yorkshire sausage. I was offered and indeed tried the Yorkshire sausage and I did enjoy the taste and I look forward to being able to have some on my plate soon.

Yorkshire sausages will be available in West Yorkshire branches of Morrisons stores. If you like butchers sausages and live in Yorkshire ask at you local butchers, if they do not have them they can get the details from David and his team at Lishmans of Ilkley.