Stornoway black pudding is a type of
black pudding
Black pudding is a distinct national type of blood sausage originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is made from pork or occasionally beef Blood as food, blood, with Lard, pork fat or Suet, beef suet, and a cereal, usually oatmeal, oat ...
() made in the
Western Isles
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of
Scotland
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.
Commercial recipes include beef suet, oatmeal, onion and animal blood, in sausage casings made from cellulose or intestines.
described it as "arguably the best sausage made in the UK".
Protected geographical indication
An application for
protected geographical indication
Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and Traditional food, traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG), promote ...
status came about after the food was threatened by "impostor puddings" labelled as Stornoway, but made outside of the Western Isles.
The application was made in January 2009,
and protected status was granted in May 2013.
The government's application on behalf of the sausagemakers' association explained:
See also
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List of sausages
This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food and usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing (sausage), casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausa ...
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Scottish sausages
Scottish cuisine
Stornoway
Savory puddings
Blood sausages