The country’s sausage champions: Dan and Ange Klink, Mangawhai Meat Shop
The nation’s top sausage has been found at Mangawhai Meat shop with the Chicken, Lime and Lemongrass sausage beating 500 other sausages in the Devro Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.
Competition Judge and President of Food Writers New Zealand, Kathy Paterson says this sausage will have Kiwis lining up for more. “This sausage was mouth-watering; it really stood out from the rest because of its flavour combination which while unique wasn’t over the top – it was just perfect really,” says Paterson. “I know the maker of this sausage, Dan Klink, is an extremely passionate butcher and it really shows. The competition is all about finding the best and I’m confident we have done that.”
There was a long process behind naming this sausage as number one in New Zealand, with the 500 entries allocated into one of 12 categories such as traditional beef and poultry. All entries were examined, pulled apart and tasted by a panel of 24 judges made up of chefs, food writers and industry heavyweights. From here, gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in each category with the gold medalists being re-judged against one another at the final judging day where Klink’s sausage came out on top.
Mangawhai Meat shop’s Chicken, Lime and Lemongrass sausage
New World Rollenston’s Pork & Tasmanian Apple Cider won the People’s Choice Award which was decided at a public tasting event last week. The Devro New Zealand Wild Card winner was awarded to Col’s Butchery’s Free Range Chicken & Parsley sausage for gaining the highest score out of all the sausages made in a Devro casing. The competition is sponsored by Devro, Kerry Ingredients, Hally Labels and Alto Packaging.
Devro Great New Zealand Sausage Competition 2016 results
Supreme Award: Mangawahi Meat Shop, Chicken, Lime & Lemongrass
People’s Choice Award: New World Rollenston, Pork & Tasmanian Apple Cider
Devro New Zealand Wildcard Winner: Col’s Butchery, Free Range Chicken & Parsley
Gold medallists:
Beef category:
- Harris Meats, Old English Beef
Pork category:
- PAK’nSAVE Riccarton, Country Pork
Flavoured category:
- Greytown Butcher, Beef Flavour
Poultry category:
- Col’s Butcher, Free Range Chicken & Parsley
- Mangawhai Meat Shop, Chicken, Lime & Lemongrass
Pre-Cooked category:
- Hellers, Classic Saveloys
- Peter Timbs Meats, Pork, Lemon & Parsley
Continental Fresh category:
- New World Stonefields, Fresh Chorizo
Continental Ready-to-eat category:
- Ashby’s Butchery – The Naked Banger, Pepperoni Bierstick
Black Pudding / Rounds category:
- Waikanae Butchery, White Pudding
Traditional Flavour category:
- New World Rangiora, Free Farmed Pork ‘n’ Fennel
Gourmet Beef category:
- Aussie Butcher New Lynn – Reuben’s Made in Store, Beef, Mushroom & Parmesan
Gourmet Pork category:
- New World Rolleston, Pork & Tasmanian Apple Cider
- Peter Timbs Meats, Pork, Jalapeno & Cheese
Gourmet Varietal category:
- Peter Timbs Meats, Wild Venison & Black Plum
Silver medallists:
Beef category:
- PAK’nSAVE Riccarton, Old English Beef
- PAK’nSAVE Moorhouse, Traditional Beef
Pork category:
- Ellerslie Meats, Traditional Pork
Flavoured category:
- Preston’s Master Butchers, Preston’s Beef Flavoured
Continental Fresh category:
- L’Authentique, Traditional Toulouse
- Raeward Fresh Richmond, Boerewors
Continental Ready-to-eat category:
- Magills Butchery, Smoked Romanian Pork & Garlic
Black Pudding / Rounds category:
- Ellerslie Meats, Black Pudding
Traditional Flavour category:
- Drycreekmeats, Free Farmed Pork & Bacon
Gourmet Beef category:
- PAK’nSAVE Riccarton, Bacon, Cheese & Tomato
- New World Bishopdale, Creamy Blue Cheese & Beef
Gourmet Varietal category:
- New World Stanmore, Lamb, Pumpkin, Feta & Chives
Bronze medallists:
Pork category:
- Aussie Butcher New Lynn – Reuben’s Made in Store, Free Farmed True Pork
Flavoured category:
- Countdown, Pork Flavoured
Pre-Cooked category:
- Hellers, Original Cocktails
Poultry category:
- Elite Meats, Chicken, Spinach & Pinenut
Continental Ready-to-eat category:
- Peter Timbs Meats, Portuguese
Black Pudding / Rounds category:
- Fraser Park Butchery – Burger’s Butchery, Black Pudding
Traditional Flavour category:
- Aussie Butcher New Lynn – Reuben’s Made in Store, Pork, Sage & Onion
Gourmet Pork category:
- PAK’nSAVE, Rangiora, Premium Pork & Mustard
Gourmet Varietal category:
- The Village Butchery Waiheke, Duck & Orange
