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Apart from racing, Newmarket can boast
another area in which it is second to none, the quality of its Newmarket
sausages!
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And that is official, as one local firm won a national award for
its products. However, it is best to sample the goods for yourselves
and make up your own minds which firms recipe is your favourite.
Newmarket sausages have always been a sought after commodity and
since Victorian times recipes have been a carefully guarded secret
of each butcher, who also prides himself on the quality of the local
meat he selects. It was once a tradition to take home sausages after
visiting Newmarket races and the, then, dozen or so butchers’
shops in the town struggled to keep up the heavy demand.
A sort of black market in sausages grew up where gangs from the
races would try to dishonestly obtain more than their quota from
the butcher! One local firm used to supply the Royal household with
a weekly consignment of Newmarket sausages despatched to Scotland
by train.
Today, thankfully, there is an abundant supply from several producers
in, or near, the town. Visit the local butchers’ shops or
contact Tourist Information for details.
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