Ashby's Butchery: New Zealand's Best Sausage

An Italian Casalinga Pork sausage from Ashby’s Butchery in Christchurch has beaten 470 sausages to be named New Zealand’s best.

The public have agreed with the experts and also crowned the Italian Casalinga Pork sausage the People’s Choice Award winner.

After two days of judging, it came down to the top 14 sausages vying for the ultimate prize in the Devro New Zealand Sausage Competition, also sponsored by Kerry Ingredients.

Ashby’s Butchery Owner, Corey Winder says he is overwhelmed to achieve both awards.

“I was really happy to be announced as the people’s choice award winner, but to then be announced as the overall supreme winner as well was really something, it’s going to be huge for our business,” says Corey.

Gold, silver and bronze medals were also awarded to the best of the best over the twelve categories, these went to:

Beef Medals (30 entries)

Bronze

Southbridge Tasty Meats, Beef Sausage

Waikanae Butchery, Beef Sausage

Silver

Murchison Meats, Beefy Sausage

Gold

NZ Farm Co, Gourmet Beef Sausage

Ellerslie Meats, Beef Sausage

Pork Medals (30 entries)

Bronze

Blackball Salami, Pork Sausage

Silver

Hellers Ltd, Free Farmed Country Pork

Gold

Te Rapa New World, Pure Pork Sausage

Precooked Medals (19 entries)

Bronze

Ashby’s Butchery, Beef Precooked

Silver

Tegel, Tegel Precooked

Gold

NZ Farm Co, BBQ Pork Precooked

Flavoured Precooked Medals (15 entries)

Gold

Franklin Country Meats, Smoked Paprika & Cheese Precooked

Flavoured Medals (22 entries)

Bronze

Progressive, Beef Flavoured

Gold

Brookfield New World, Pork Flavoured

NZ Farm Co, Chicken Sausage

NZ Farm Co, Bitter & Twisted

International Mild Medals (37 entries)

Bronze

Leonards Superior Smallgoods, Texan Chilli

Netherby Meats, Kransky

Silver

Aussie Butcher New Lynn, Mediterranean Lamb Merguez

Allenton Meat Centre, Chunky Russian

Franklin Country Meats, Greek Lamb

Gold

Ashbys Butchery, Italian Fennel

Harris Meats, Beir Sticks

Frankfurters & Rounds Medals (30 entries)

Bronze

Verkerks, Frankfurter 300g

Verkerks, Rookworst 300g

Silver

Peter Timbs Meats, White Pudding

Blackball Salami, Black Pudding

Gold

Greerton Quality Meats, Black Pudding

Peter Timbs Meats, Kolbasz

International Spicy Medals (41 entries)

Bronze

Grey Lynn Butchers, Hungarian

Scotts The Traditional Butcher, Spicy Pork Chorizo

Cashmere Cuisine, Hungarian

Silver

Peter Timbs Meats, Chorizo

Aussie Butcher New Lynn, Mediterranean Lamb Merguez

Gold

Ashbys Butchery, Italian Casalinga Pork

Hellers, French Merguez

Saveloy/Cocktail/Polony Medals (24 entries)

Bronze

Goulds Fine Foods, Saveloy

Ashby’s Butchery, Saveloy

Silver

Goulds Fine Foods, Cocktail

Cashmere Cuisine, Smoked Saveloy

Gold

Ellesmere Butchery, Smoked Saveloy

Angus Meats, Plain Saveloy

NZ Farm Co, Cocktail Frankfurter

Traditional Medals (81 entries)

Bronze

Netherby Meats, Lincolnshire

Brookfield New World, Lamb, Mint, Herb & Rosemary

Silver

Harris Meats, Old English

Hellers, Basil & Tomato

Gold

Harmony Foods, Pork & Fennel

Brookfield New World, Country Pork

Bratwurst & Boerwors Medals (27 entries)

Bronze

Rangiora New World, Venison Boerwors

Silver

Peter Timbs Meats, Nurenberg

Peter Timbs Meats, Spanish

NZ Farm Co, Beef Boerwors

Gold

Hellers, Pork Nurenberg

Peter Timbs Meats, Hot Hungarian

Gourmet Medals (118 entries)

Bronze

Ellis Rd New World, Pure Pork, Blue Vein Cheese & Garlic

Brookfield New World, Beef, Basil & Sundried Tomato

Leonards Superior Smallgoods, Prime Pork

Silver

The Wanaka Butcher, Beef with Sundried Tomato & Black Olives

South City New World, Venison, Merlot & Cracked Pepper

Gold

Angus Meats, Pork Stilton & Apple

Nelson New World, Venison, Merlot & Cracked Pepper

South City New World, Chicken & Bacon