beef and lamb sector. Their aims are to help the beef and sheep meat supply chain become more efficient; to add value to the beef and sheep meat industry. EBLEX backs up fully assured beef and lamb products from farm to retailer through quality standard schemes, giving retailers high levels of guarantee about the meat they buy. The additional requirements of the Quality Standard are designed to diminish the impact of animal age oneating quality – giving retailers and, ultimately, the consumer with
improved and more consistent product.
The whole supply chain (farm, abattoir, wholesaler, butcher, retailer) need to be signed up to the scheme in order to utilise the Quality Standard Mark. The Quality Standard Mark was launched as a means of informing consumers which beef and lamb products met EBLEX’s strict standards regarding the farming and supply chains of meat products.
The mark also acts as indicator of origin, with animals born, raised and slaughtered in England carrying the St George’s flag, while Scottish and Welsh meat bears the Union
flag.
The event took place back in September. I have been to EBLEX events before and I really enjoy them. Read all about here: lamb butchery and here: meat butchery. At This event we were introduced to different mini joints, rubs, marinates and pastes to jazz-up the mid-week and Sunday roast dinner too. The roast was once the most important dish on a Sunday dinner table and now unfortunately it has falling out of fashion. The mini joints are perfect for 2-3 people and quick to prepare, it takes about 30 minutes in the oven and while it’s resting you have time to finish off the side dishes.
Great that you promote meat with high quality standards. I hope the initiative is not mostly about profitability but about sustainability.
I decided to cut back on meat and rather enjoy it as a treat, therefore I buy only the best aged or fresh meat I can get.
We mostly buy on farmers markets and from artisan food producers that really know the origin of their ingredients, vouch for them and enjoy the traditional crafts.
The recipe souds great and the pictures are truly mouthwatering.