Charles Macleod Butchers
has just been announced as the
No.1 butcher in Scotland
by ‘The Scotsman recommends’
Wed 25 Apr 2007
EMMA COWING
1: CHARLES MACLEOD Family Butchers, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. 01851 702445 www.charlesmacleod.co.uk
This is the place that makes the famed Stornoway black pudding that appears on Michelin-starred restaurant menus across Europe. Known locally as Charley Barley's, it's huge inside with plenty of high-quality, fresh local meat for sale. As well as their ubiquitous black pudding, or marag dubh, to use the Gaelic, they also do a white and a fruit pudding, and the friendly staff will make recommendations based on exactly what you're after. For those who can't make the trek, they also sell online.
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