More than just breakfast

A tempting and savoury Scottish complement to a traditional breakfast or a versatile element in the stuffing for meat or poultry, Charles Macleod's Stornoway Black Pudding is fashioned with care from a prime ingredients.

Adhering to the family's 50 year old recipe, the famous Stornoway Black Pudding is an award winner and has garnered a loyal following. Forget nouvelle cuisine and sushi bars, the UK's style leaders are now tucking into Charley Barley black pudding!

Why not try out a gourmet recipe?

Rosemary Shrager - just one of the celebrity chefs to extoll the culinary delights of Charles Macleod's Stornoway Black Pudding. Rosemary runs the acclaimed summer cookery school at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle in the Isle of Harris which featured in the hit TV series - Castle Cook

Rosemary Shrager is just one of the latest food experts to discover the black pudding's delights. Veteran broadcaster, Derek Cooper was, arguably the first to bring the Stornoway Black Pudding to the attention of a mass media audience.

More recently, a former BBC TV Masterchef, Sue Lawrence gave the Charles Macleod's black pudding glowing reviews, sparking interest - and mail orders - from across the UK. Likewise, Lady Claire Macdonald who highlighted Stornoway Black Pudding as one of the "most superb black puddings" in Scotland in her book, Suppers.

The humble black pudding, then, has come a long way from its roots as a breakfast accompaniment to fried eggs and bacon. Today it has earned gourmet status, and rubs shoulders with warm salads and chicken breasts in the trendiest of eateries.