SAUSAGE ODYSSEY

You might know what has happened to supermarket sausages recently - they have all become gluten free - wherever you go - Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda, Tesco, everything is gluten free which means they are basically horrible, the texture of rice flour in the fillings and the seaweed casings means they don't taste like proper sausages at all - I have been waiting for the public uprising, for the riots in the streets, but apparently the British public have either not noticed or are ok with blanket gluten free in the supermarket sausage departments. It looks like the proper sausage has gone from supermarket shelves for good.

The plus side of this is that I have been forced back to visiting butchers' shops to procure my sausages. They are far better, but the quality does vary. So I will be doing a survey of sausages in my local area and will embark on a quest for the perfect local sausage. You'll have noticed I've avoided using the term 'banger' in this post, such a cliche. 

So much food wise has been transformed by the pandemic, we have hardly eaten out since 2019, but the saddest thing is the closure of pubs - so I will also be surveying and documenting the closure of pubs in the area - have seen so many beloved hostelries go to the wall since the pandemic, and I should really start visiting them again. So, watch this space for future posts regarding sausages and pubs.