Have you ever lost a sausage to the barbecue embers or watched helplessly as it dropped on the floor and got snaffled by the dog?
Well, two Yorkshire farmers have an ingenious solution.
The Keebles from Thirsk are launching a square sausage to celebrate National Barbecue Week (27th May) called Fair & Square, as part of their new Heck sausage range which arrived on Tesco shelves in April.
The couple have developed the ‘squasage‘ after a string of customer requests for a sausage with more staying power that wouldn’t fall through the barbecue grills or roll off the bread when making a sausage sandwich.
The skinless sausage contains high welfare British pork, gluten-free breadcrumbs, herbs and seasoning, and is inspired by the Lorne sausage, a favourite part of a cooked breakfast in Scotland but not seen much south of the border.
Whilst the substantial little chaps from Heck are perfect for the barbecue, they’re equally as good for breakfast as you can pop your egg on top of a slice of sausage or stack your bacon and beans on top.
Heck’s Fair & Square sausages, £2.99 for 400g, are made from a small production unit close to the family farm in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
They will be available via mail order from June.
For more information, email heckfood.co.uk.
What next? A square burger…
Square sausage is hardly new. They’re a traditional Scottish sausage called lorne.