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When you ask people what they think of when you mention American cuisine, the most popular answer in the hamburger. It has now become a highly popular dish in its own right in Britain. But what is the history of this food icon? The first mention of a burger in history is in the time of Genghis Khan and his Mongol riders, the Golden Horde as they conquered village after village across Asia. The riders stashed the raw meat under their saddles before riding. After they had ridden each day, the pounded meat would be tender enough to eat raw. So the Golden Horde conquered Asia by eating hamburgers. The next evolution of the hamburger in history didn’t come until around five hundred years later. In the book The art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse names the prototype for the hamburger the Hamburg Sausage. The recipe says the minced beef be seasoned with suet, pepper, gloves, nutmeg, garlic, wine vinegar, bay salt, red wine and rum. The Hamburg Sausage should then be smoked in the chimney for a week before being eaten. Continue reading →

  Easter is only a few weeks away and that long Bank Holiday weekend is a chance to spend it with your family, eating glorious food. Here are just a couple suggested meals you could try to spoil your family and friends with. Slow cooked Greek roast lamb First why not try this delicious Greek Lamb slowly cooked to roast. Start with a 2 ½ kg leg of lamb, a kg of Cypriot potatoes, 140g of Greek Kalkidis and three lemons cut into quarters. Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day is approaching and for those loved up couples, it’s time to plan how you are going to treat your partner. At Butchers Equipment Warehouse, we recommend staying in and cooking a beautiful romantic meal. Head down to your local butchers or supermarket and get some delicious beef and here is a recipe to make your evening so very special. Continue reading →

Sausages are one of the most common meats eaten around the world, with hundred variations of how they are made; each country has their variation of the humble sausage. These are a few of the variations that are found around the world. Continue reading →

2016 is approaching and it is the time when we all think about our resolutions for the New Year. Butchers and fishmongers, we have great ideas on what you should invest in for the coming year. We also have suggestions on how you can use meat and fish to create a happier, healthier lifestyle. Continue reading →

Christmas time has come around again and if it is your turn to host, then there is nothing better to serve your guests than a classic roast dinner. Roast dinners have been serve on Christmas day as a holiday tradition since the great Charles Dickens wrote about the Cratchits feasting on a goose in the classic story “A Christmas Story”. For the traditional Christmas dinner, we recommend using either turkey or goose for the main meat in the meal. Continue reading →

The job of a butcher is to sell meat and poultry either in individual shops, supermarkets and local markets. But being a butcher isn’t simply about cutting meat. There are many other skills needed to be a great butcher. First of all you need to be a people person. You will be working within a team, meaning you have to be punctual, polite and willing to work with others. On the opposite side of the counter, you will have to deal with many different kinds of customers and you have to be able to communicate exactly what they want. It doesn’t hurt to make them smile either. Continue reading →

Son of the Bun is the first restaurant in Ireland to serve pink burgers as a trend. The trend has become extremely popular in London and New York restaurants and the O”Regans decided that Cork was an excellent place to set up their newest restaurant. In order to serve burgers anyway a customer wants, the restaurant has to follow strict HSE regulations, allowing them to be cooked rare, medium rare, well done and any other way in between. Continue reading →

In the year 2000, Hard Rock Café opened their doors in Manchester and this Saturday they will be celebrating their 15-year anniversary with a massive discount on their burgers. The cafe doors will open at 11am to allow the first customers to order their famous delicious burgers for the massively discounted price of 15p per burger. Continue reading →