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A simple ham glaze for Christmas perfection.

This Christmas I want to focus on making your Christmas meal memorable, drop dead delicious but.... also simple, so you can spend more time with your family, eating cheese and drinking wine.

PRONUNCIATION: CARL ROCK-forORIGIN: Roquefort, FranceMILK: EweRENNET TYPE: Traditional animal rennetSTYLE: BlueCLASSIFICATION: ArtisanAPPROXIMATE AGE: 5 months Roquefort is one of the most famous French AOP cheeses. It is considered to be one of the greatest blues in the world and has an extraordinary history.  It was mentioned by Pliny in AD 79, and its name and methods have been protected since 1411. As a designated AOP cheese, it is the appellation d'origine protégée (AOP, protected designation of origin) that certifies that "everything, from the raw material to the processing and the final product, comes from one clearly defined region of origin". Roqeufort can...

We are very excited to stock a range of Hungerford Meat Co. products, a speciality butchery and smokehouse but with so much more including charcuterie! A little about Michael Robinson, owner. Michael has come to the butchery via some of the world’s best kitchens. His training as a chef, and the subsequent decade spent as head chef, have been fundamental in bringing a unique approach to the butchery.  Michael began his cooking career training at The Bathers Pavillion, Balmoral, before heading overseas to work at renowned restaurants La Trompette, London and Ortolan, LA. Upon returning to Australia in 2007, Michael...