In an age of mass production and intensive farming, rare traditional breeds are making a comeback. The meat from our rare breeds has a flavour and quality few may remember, but once tasted, few will forget. Click HERE to browse our shop.
| Our traditional British livestock breeds have the old fashioned qualities that our grandparents remember. They are breeds that thrive in non intensive, natural farming environments. They don't need growth promoters, hormones or the routinely fed antibiotics that are currently the cause of national concern.
Because traditional breeds grow a little more slowly than modern ones, the meat develops better, truer flavour. Unlike the bland sameness of modern meat, the meat from every traditional breed has its own special qualities, just as different varieties of apples do. That is why rare breeds' meat is so valued by Britain's leading restaurateurs. |
At first glance, promoting the eating of rare breeds seems an odd way of conserving them. But, unlike wild animals, farm animals, rare or otherwise, have to pay their way. Farming is, after all, a business - and a difficult one at that. Creating a market for rare farm stock, encourages current producers to keep more animals and other farmers to begin stocking them, thus building up the breeds. Deciding to rear traditional livestock also creates a unique breed of stockman - One who makes the animals welfare their top priority. |
| While some of their meat carries more fat than that on the shelves in supermarkets, we make no apologies for this. Fat naturally bastes the meat while it cooks, giving succulence and added flavour. Once the meat is cooked, you can always trim any excess, and fat on meat is not always the health concern that some would have us believe. For the health conscious, meat from traditional breeds usually carry higher proportions of polyunsaturated fats that do not adversely affect the bodies' cholesterol level. As an added bonus, joints of pork carry delicious crispy crackling, and beef and lamb melt in the mouth.
With the special qualities that the team of carefully selected Accredited Butchers bring to hanging and preparing the meat, you will find the enhanced flavours, juicy succulence and tenderness will turn any meal into an occasion. |
The rare and minority breeds sold by RSBT Accredited Butchers come from small local farms where the owners have a close working relationship with their stock, day in and day out. The owners concerned do not farm intensively. They give their stock the highest levels of welfare friendly husbandry, avoiding stress. |