We
want you to receive "Real Food" from Orkney and Shetland that
has not been mass produced using
as many local ingredients as possible.
Many of our producers such as - Grimbister
cheese,Orkney Fine Foods, Westray Bakery and Orkney Isles Preserves
have limited stocks and only produce for the local Orkney market.So
you really are recieving unique products you simply will not find outside
Orkney.
Grimbister
Farmhouse Cheese
Hilda Seator and her husband run Grimbister
Farmhouse cheese in the parish of
Firth
just outside Finstown on the Mainland of Orkney. Their .crumbly
farmhouse cheese is made from their own herd of fresian diary cows and
has a soft but firm texture with a creamy taste. Its a unique small
farm based business making a truly natural product. Hilda does supply
some posh resteraunts within Orkney and as far away as London, but you
certainlty will not find this cheese just anywhere.
Orkney
Isles Preserves
Orkney Isles Preserves is a small family run business
run by Glynis Leslie on the island of Shapinsay- a short 25 minute ferry
trip from the Mainland of Orkney and the home of Balfour Castle. Glynis
makes jams and chutneys using tradition
al
methods and recipes that have been handed down over generations. There
are no mysterious secret ingredients of methods - just the belief that
if you start with the best quality raw materials you will always have
a superior end product. Where possible all the raw materials are sourced
locally by this small cottage industry Island based producer.
Westray
Bakery
Browns of Westray is a
small family bakery based on the Northern Island of Westray in Orkney.
They make homebaked products from oatcakes to sliced
loaves and caraway biscuits to the best ginger parkins you could ever
taste! We have an exclusive Orkney fudge shortbread covered in chocolate
especially made for us which we very nearly run out off every Christmas.
They also bake a great rich fruit Christmas cake covered in thick icing
with almond marzipan- its just like my Mother still bakes for our Xmas.
They do not export outside Orkney only outside Westray!!
Orkney
Wine Company
The Orkney Wine Company is based just outside
Kirkwall, it is the most Northerly winery in the UK and is a small family
winery run by Emile and Marjolein van Schayk. The family moved to Orkney
in 1997 from Holland. Emile van Schayk
started
making wine as a hobby after getting his first recipe from a retired
shepherdess, Sarah Lenaghan. The wines are made in a traditional way
with berries, flowers and vegetables, many locally grown in Orkneys
clean island air. The alcohol content is higher than from grape wines
due to its natural fermentation. The majority of Orkney Wine is sulphur-free,
alcohol is the preservative. So you do not have to worry about a hang
over! All the wines are suitable for vegetarians. Read more about Orkney
Wine at http://www.orkneywine.co.uk/
Orkney
Cheese
The story of The Orkney
Cheese Company really began with the setting up of a new factory on
July 1st, 1946 at a former RAF camp just outside of Kirkwall,
capital
city of the Orkney Islands. At the end of World War Two the need for
milk supplies decreased sharply as the garrison was run down, resulting
in a large liquid milk surplus therefore Orkney Cheese was founded.
Their main product is Orkney Cheddar - renowned throughout Scotland
and further afield. It is matured for between 15-18 months and sold
as Extra Mature Cheddar.Read about Orkney Cheesehttp://www.orkneycheese.com/
Orkney
Herring Company
For centuries Orcadians have been famed for curing herring
and the Sutherland
family who own Orkney Herring are now proud to be part of that tradition.
Their recipes for their marinated products are closely guarded family
secrets to ensure their products are uniquie in taste, texture and appearance.
New products are always being introduced with salmon, prawns and crayfish
added to their range. A new factory has just been built in Stromness
and was officially opened in 2006. To read more about the company and
get recipes go to http://www.orkneyherring.com/index1.htm
Argos
Bakery
http://www.argosbakery.co.uk/
Orkney
Fudge
The famous " Orkney Fudge" is hand made
from the finest ingredients in the clean, fresh atmosphere of the beautiful
Orkney islands. Originally called "Robertsons 
Fudge"
it has been made to a long held secret recipe guarded by Mr Robertson
himself until Dennis Bichan from The Orkney Creamery bought over Robertsons
a few years ago. The fudge is still made to the same recipe and tastes
just as delicious.
Read more at
http://www.orkneyicecream.com/fudge.htm
Stockan
and Gardens
Foords
of Shetland
Orkney
Fine Foods
Donaldsons
Meat
Orkney
Island Produce
Blackwoods
of Shetland
Highland
Park
Scapa
Whisky
Judith Glue . 25 Broad
Street. Kirkwall. Orkney.KW15 1DH. Scotland Tel.01856 874225 e-mail
info@judithglue.com