Aldeburgh Mutton Week 2016

Our second Aldeburgh Mutton Week kicks off on 20th February with a programme of special events including tastings, cookery and butchery demos, special suppers and more.  Please do come and support the event and discover why mutton is so special...

February 12, 2016 by Gerard King
Tags: mutton

Why eat mutton?

Now there’s a question! Although I’m rather evangelical about mutton I can understand why it might not appeal - my mother-in-law remembers vats of grey, unappetising mutton stew at school and its taken quite a lot of convincing to get her to give it another try. However, if properly hung, mutton is full of the most delicious flavour and can be roasted and served pink...

February 08, 2016 by Gerard King

New year, new mutton recipes

I love to mark the passage of the year with seasonal meat. So that, as the frantic buzz of Christmas fades like the blossom on a winter cherry, my thoughts turn – led by an internal compass – to mutton. Because for me, February is mutton...

January 22, 2016 by Gerard King