DISCERNING foodies will be dining on smoked trout, leg ham and turkey breast this Christmas.
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Albury business Butt’s Gourmet Smokehouse owner Anthony Ainsworth said smoked, whole fish had always been popular while smoked turkey had made a resurgence in Christmas orders this year.
“Whole smoked trout remains very popular this year,” he said.
“Bone out leg hams have sold very well; I think people know us for our trout and hams.
“Smoked turkey has been a hit this year; it’s a delightful sweet meat.”
Mr Ainsworth said buyers valued Butt’s Gourmet Smokehouse’s commitment to not using synthetic nitrates, gluten or fillers.
“The fact there are no E numbers in our products is our point of difference,” Mr Ainsworth said.
“The products are built around the quality of the raw ingredients and our natural, vegetable-based cures.”
Butt’s Gourmet Smokehouse will close to Christmas orders by Friday afternoon but its usual fare – trout, bacon, smoked chicken and pates – will be available from the Albury-Wodonga Farmers’ Market at Gateway Village in Wodonga on Saturday.
Milawa smallgoods supplier Gamze Smokehouse will close its Christmas orders on Sunday.
Gamze products are free-range, gluten-free, hand-crafted, chemical preservative-free and naturally wood-smoked.
Gamze Smokehouse products are available in more than 180 retail outlets and cafes across regional Victoria and NSW, Melbourne and Sydney.