Animal welfare is a high priority and we are uncompromising in the ethics. At trealy farm we are proud to make unique, authentic and delicious charcuterie for retail and wholesale outlets. Having seen his french grandmother cure meats at her farm. Worldclass charcuterie from a small farm in the welsh hills catches. Trealy farm charcuterie artisan british cured meat, salami, chorizo. Then, the first thing i did when moving to trealy farm in 2001 was buy some pigs and a series of more or less ludicrous experiments followed with salting, smoking meat up chimneys etc. Traditional breeds such as saddleback and gloucester old spot pigs are used, which come from a producer group of 30 family farms established and managed by james and.
What sets trealy farm charcuterie apart from much of its european inspiration is that the meat used is all higherwelfare, freerange and sourced from trealy farm, where possible. Childhood memories of thrifty selfsufficiency formed the inspiration for trealy farm charcuterie, and the project was very much driven by the traditional peasant concept of charcuterie as an everyday food and ingredient. Trealy farm charcuterie blog trealy farm charcuterie. At trealy farm charcuterie we combine innovative technology with traditional methods learnt from extensive and ongoing training in france, italy, spain. View caroline davies profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Usk, monmouth, cardiff riverside, cheltenham, bristol and stroud farmers. Bbc radio 4 food and farming awards, food and farming. Our products are totally allergen and nitrate free we use no artificial colours or flavourings all our meat is british. Chuck in a few chillies and there it is the perfect combo. James swift and graham waddington established trealy farm charcuterie in 2005 after meeting at abergavenny food festival and sharing. First thing i did when moving to trealy farm in 2001 was buy some pigs and a series of more or less ludicrous experiments followed with salting, smoking meat up chimneys etc. The fatted calfs guide to making sausage, salumi, pates, roasts, confits, and other meaty goods a cookbook. Charcuterie, still largely artisanal and cottageindustry, was brought to greater public attention at the inaugural british charcuterie awards, founded by british charcuterie live at blenheim palace in august 2018 during the bbc countryfile live show. They add further value to the meat by turning it in to charcuterie and in turn they pass some of that value back to the farmer in the form of higher pork prices.
We believe that quality raw ingredients are the essential foundation of a good dish. Our intention is that everything you experience here at trealy farm, including the food, embodies the philosophy of the the practice of the wild. The space at trealy farm the physical environment and the life it supports is a vital part of any experiences that take place. At trealy farm charcuterie, theres no fancy packaging. The company, recipient of numerous national awards, was founded in 2005 and is based in monmouthshire, wales uk. Our delicious trealy farm airdried meat products, including salami, spicy chorizo and coppa, made from freerange, airdried pork, can be used to make tasty. Popular charcuterie books showing 141 of 41 charcuterie. We produce a range of over forty different products.
Such great variety with fantastic flavours but we knew straight away it had to be the spicy beef pepperoni for our jiawl bach. Trealy farm charcuterie blood, red wine and chocolate salami. We also cater events and, through our meat school, run tasting sessions and handson curing classes. The craft of salting, smoking, and curing hardcover by. Thanks to simon and ira at london centre for book arts for all their help and to daniel. Recently though, britain has been putting its very own charcuterie on the map, with awardwinning producers such as trealy farm, the real boar co. Michael ruhlman shelved 6 times as charcuterie avg rating 4. At trealy farm charcuterie we combine innovative technology with traditional methods learnt from extensive and ongoing training in france, italy, spain, germany, as well as across the uk, to make a wide range of high quality meat products. We kicked off with an english breakfast, some very, very good black pudding playing the starring role. For all fellow cheese fiends, how about sharing our bottomless fondue with roasties, trealy farm charcuterie, sourdough and gherkins for dipping. The rise of british charcuterie life and style the. Trealy farm charcuterie, monmouthshire the guardian.
Photo of owner of trealy farm charcuterie, james swift. The fatted calfs guide to making sausage, salumi, pates, roasts, confits, and other meaty goods a cookbook boetticher, taylor, miller, toponia on. First up, james swift of trealy farm charcuterie, who are based in. I was just theres an ice cream book down there points to bookshelf heavilyladen. We sell it in packs serving 24 people, but we highly recommend the charcuterie selection, for 4 people, prepared by our own chefs, presented on a beautiful wooden tray ready to serve as your party piece, already garnished with figs and parmesan shavings. The west usk lighthouse is a small wedding venue for those who want an intimate. At trealy farm we are proud to make unique, authentic and delicious charcuterie for retail and wholesale outlets both in monmouthshire.
Combining innovation with traditional artisan methods and the finest quality ingredients, we produce a range of over forty different products, using. The inside track on building one of the most lauded charcuterie businesses in the uk. A book collating quotes lifted from the rise of british charcuterie by tony naylor published on guardian online wed 19 apr 2017 15. Award winning british charcuterie since 2005, based in south wales, showcasing freerange meats. You can buy trealy farm charcuterie at river cottage stores. We first tasted trealy farm s awardwinning charcuterie during a trip to penylan pantry and were instantly hooked. Bbcs saturday kitchen celebrates st davids day with trealy farm charcuterie posted on march 11, 2020 by hannah freeman our monmouthshire airdried pork collar, mexicanstyle huetamo chorizo and fennel salami went down a treat with matt tebbutt and his guests on february the 29ths episode of saturday kitchen. Technical manager at trealy farm charcuterie newport, united kingdom 205 connections.
Jamess transition into the world of charcuterie was the result of a chance meeting at abergavenny food festival, where he met exbusiness partner graham who shared the same passion for producing high quality charcuterie using the best meat from locally sourced, high welfare animals. Were lucky to be surrounded by some fantastic suppliers who provide us with some amazing ingredients. Trealy farm ltd, unit c6, park farm, plough road, pontypool, np4 0al. Drawing on inspiration from across the world, our range of cooked and hotsmoked products are readytoeat but can also be prepared in a whole host of ways, as they are all delicious ingredients created to add flavour and interest to an infinite number of recipes. Trealy farm charcuterie artisan british cured meat. Typical dishes will include trealy farm charcuterie with pickled vegetables. Trealy farm charcuterie has been lauded by countless chefs and food writers as the best in the land so sunday with james was an absolute treat. A special 10th anniversary edition of the bbc food and farming awards with an all star line up including raymond blanc, alex james and hugh fearnleywhittingstall.
Isle of gigha halibut with clams, red wine and foraged sea herbs. Trealy farm charcuterie the uks largest, multiaward winning artisan charcuterie producer based in monmouthshire, south wales. Fifteen years ago james swift left his career in education policy to pursue a farming life in rural monmouthshire. Trealy farm s blood, red wine and chocolate salami. Award winning artisan charcuterie made in monmouthshire combining innovation with traditional artisan methods and the finest quality ingredients, we produce a range of over forty different products, using ethicallysourced british meats, with no allergens and no nitrates. We learned to butcher a sheep and a pig, talked about cuts and cooking methods and then finally, after a superlative charcuterie fest of a lunch. Trealy farm now produces up to seven tonnes of cured meats a month. The result is a buyers group of more than 200 farms, some of them in the brecon beacons and monmouthshire, who supply trealy farm with pigs. Menai mussels with cider and bacon, a hearty traditional leek soup with caerphilly cheese, and delicious trealy farm charcuterie.
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