There are two ways to sample what Lisdergan Butchery does. One is to buy direct from their shops in Eurospar Fintona and Lisdergan Butchers/Scullery in Omagh. The other is to eat their products in
several restaurants across Ulster. Customers include Hastings Hotels, Beannchor Group and James Street to name a few. Local suppliers used include Foyle Food Group, WM Grant and Hewitts.
Their ethos is family, and they have cultivated an atmosphere to encourage the younger trainee butchers so they will, in time, go ahead of their elder colleagues. The best teacher is hands-on experience, enhanced with time-honoured skills and techniques. The butchery is a traditionally-run
establishment. They work with local farmers to source high quality, high welfare beef, pork and lamb. They use solar energy and are currently researching a water generation system.
Their products are multi-award winning with a total of 2 stars in the 2023 Great Taste Awards. (They have won 24 in all since 2019 when they started entering.)
Goodness that Tastes Good!
The Mackle family have been creating high-quality pet food in County Armagh, Northern Ireland for 50 years. Naturo Natural Pet Food is part
the family business, Mackle Petfood’s, who are proud to be the only major
pet food brand in the UK & Ireland that is 100% family owned.
Working closely with leading nutritionists, Naturo Natural Pet
Food’s recipes contain the best high quality, 100% natural ingredients,
with added vitamins and minerals, meeting the nutritional needs of a
healthy and happy pet. No added artificial colours, additives or
flavourings are used.
Naturo Natural Pet Foods are committed to sourcing ingredients
locally, where possible, to ensure full traceability back to the farms of our
reputable suppliers. All meat is processed to the same standard as
those used for human consumption, and there are no poorly digestible
animal products, bulking agents or synthetic chemicals used in Naturo
products. This is good, wholesome food for your pet.
Clean bowls every time!
Dukes is an Ice Cream Shop based on a dairy farm in Tyrone selling Ultra Premium Ice Cream. BUT what is Ultra Premium Ice Cream? The average cream content in UK ice cream is 11%. At Dukes they have pushed the cream content to the absolute max, so that all of their recipes include over 17% cream (the best part) which creates a super creamy ultra premium ice cream that sits in your mouth with a luxurious, smooth texture before melting. This allows the consumer to savour the flavour and enjoy their ice cream that little bit longer.
Each ice cream flavour available at Dukes started its life in owners Jonny and Natasha’s farmhouse kitchen. What started as a hobby turned into a passion product where they wanted to share the very best ice cream they could with others. Jonny and Natasha spent time crafting and refining their ice cream recipe and ice cream inclusions so that they remain soft even when frozen.
Dukes currently have 8 core flavours available in 150ml and 500ml tubs and throughout the year different limited edition flavours are released, these are announced via their social media pages so keep an eye out.
At Dukes, they aim to use locally sourced ingredients where possible and if what they require is not currently available, they work with local suppliers to create it. Their brownie and caramel inclusions are made by a local baker and they have sourced their honey and honeycomb from local suppliers. The core aim of Dukes is to create the absolute best ice cream possible, no matter the monetary cost.
Dukes Ice Cream Shop is located in Jonny and Natasha’s farmyard and they are open daily from 10am-10pm. As it is a working farm, the farm is not open to the public to walk around for safety reasons, though there is a very high chance you may encounter goats and chickens roaming around or the farm dog, Hugo, who loves the ice cream as much as they do.
The owner of Wee Buns Cookery School, Mary Anne Mackle has serious culinary pedigree. She has worked in the famous River Café in London as well as a stint in Paul Rankin’s Roscoff restaurant in Belfast. She is Ballymaloe-trained.
Her ethos is Cooking with the Seasons. You might be making buttermilk scones or cakes or watching Mary Anne making Sourdough bread. All the ingredients used are local where possible.
She does Adult and Children’s classes, both hands-on and demonstration. Her modern, purpose-built kitchen has beautiful views of the countryside. Wee Buns Cookery School has been listed in the Discover Northern Ireland list of Top 10 things to do in Northern Ireland in 2019.
Great idea for a gift, a get-together, for family time and corporate team building.
You’ve probably heard about the gut health benefits of fermented food. Kombucha is a great, tasty way of getting those benefits. Moocha Kombucha is made in Benburb, Co. Tyrone by naturally fermenting organic black and green tea and a live culture. At Moocha, they handmake their kombucha on their start to finish using their own homegrown scobies.
They flavour using real fruit to create their unique award winning flavours.
The drinks come in four varieties – Original, Lemon and Ginger, Aronia Berry and Summer Strawberry. They took home a clutch of Great Taste Awards in 2022 despite it being only their first year of entry.
The flavours are added at the second fermentation stage by adding organic lemon and organic ginger. This creates lemon and ginger notes with a great crisp finish and absorbs the nutrient and beneficial properties of the lemon and ginger. The Summer Strawberry version is made with fruit picked fresh from a farm two miles away. It is bursting with Vitamin C. Aronia is especially rich in fibre and Vitamins A, C and E.
Moocha Kombucha drinks are Vegan and Gluten-Free and come in glass bottles for recycling.
The folk at Betty’s start with the best ingredient for their ice-cream. They get local whole cow’s milk from a neighbouring dairy farm to create Betty’s Ice Cream. You may wonder why the name Betty? It’s actually short for Bethany Boyd who is the company founder. She is from a farming background and is a student at Loughry College.
The ice-cream comes in a range of flavours including marshmallow, salted caramel, strawberry, Christmas pudding and honeycomb.
They also collaborate with a local bakery to make ice-cream cakes.
Gift vouchers are also available on their website for their seriously popular family and party packs.
