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Farming Today: 29/12/20 - Stornoway Black Pudding

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29/12/20 - Stornoway Black Pudding

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 29/12/20 - Stornoway Black Pudding

We head to Stornoway to hear the backstory of the now trendy Black Pudding.

We head to Stornoway to hear the backstory of the now trendy Black Pudding and learn how it has been modernised for the ever-increasing demand.

Black pudding has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, thanks largely to the endorsement of celebrity chefs who have purloined the blood sausage from its traditional place in the breakfast fry-up and paired it with seafood or used in salads, stuffings and stews.  

The Western Isles town of Stornoway has emerged as the go-to destination for this product, and island butchers have geared up production to capitalise on the ever-increasing demand.

But what's the history of black pudding, how is it made - and where does all the blood come from?

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