Find a really good Butcher or Game dealer
Quality Butchers are listed showing where they are accredited by either
The Guild of Q butchers (130 butchers - high technical standards and meat quality) or
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) (50 butchers)
Ask the butcher to make sure the meat has been allowed to mature naturally and slowly and that the meat is properly aged.
Choose an animal which is reared naturally with very high welfare standards
250 Certified Organic producers are listed including those certified by The Soil Association, Demeter (biodynamic), Organic Farmers and Growers, Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) and the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers. Its a well kept secret that Organic welfare standards are
much higher than free range or freedom foods particularly for Chickens eg Organic allows 4X (Free Range) the outdoor space for them to roam in. (see our
welfare section).
Use a celebrity chef recommended supplier
350 Poultry and Game producers and suppliers are listed who are used and recommended by
Celebrity Chefs such as
Rick Stein (Food Heroes, Second Edition),
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall (River Cottage Meat Book),
Gary Rhodes (Local Food heroes Programme, BBC)
Great British Menu programme (14 top regional Chefs, 3 series),
Mark Hix (British Regional Food)
Find a prize winning producer or supplier
Industry and media organisations like The Guild of Good Food (Great Taste awards), Taste of Britain (Telegraph /Sainsbury) and Regional Organisations (Taste of the West, True Taste Wales, deliciouslyyorkshire, NW Fine Food, Scotland Food and Drink) give awards for Poultry and Game.
Click here for any Industry /media award winning producer.
Click here for any Regional award winner