Pork Sausages in Oz

Maccattack · 21-03-2009 3:03pm #1

Has anyone found a butcher or something that sells Irish sausages?

I found a bloke in Dandenong that sells what he calls 'Irish Sausages' but they tasted like muck.

Anyone found the real deal?

The BOFH · 21-03-2009 4:12pm

Coles do pork sausages, they're ok, nothing like Superquinn's though

Beef sausages are ****e! I'd love to get my hands on some decent black pudding too. I was home last year for the first time in 9 years & couldn't believe how much better the beef & dairy was.

lady_j · 21-03-2009 4:39pm

One of the butchers in the victoria market in Melbourne sold them, pretty decent. My friend got them at the markets at Sydney, but not sure of the name

thalia_13 · 21-03-2009 5:56pm

Aldi on Inkermann street, St Kilda does pork sausages which I found after months of trying out manky ones!! they are as close to home ones you can get with no gristly bits!! cheap too!!!! i assume all Aldis do them!!! good luck

Jumpy · 22-03-2009 1:02am

The BOFH wrote: »

Coles do pork sausages, they're ok, nothing like Superquinn's though Beef sausages are ****e! I'd love to get my hands on some decent black pudding too. I was home last year for the first time in 9 years & couldn't believe how much better the beef & dairy was.

Thats really weird, because I find Irish meat and dairy like muck compared to back home.
I think its what you are brought up on that sets your tastes.

If you want traditional irish sausages, just buy normal pork sausages from a butcher and fill them full of salt. Voila.

dSTAR · 22-03-2009 1:28am

You have a point young Jumpy.

Its like the perennial debate about which is nicer ... Marmite or Vegemite.

Both are just laden with yeast and salt and much of a muchness.

hussey · 22-03-2009 3:47am

David Jones food court in CBD sydney have decent pork sausages and both white and black pudding

Sammag · 22-03-2009 7:45am

The BOFH wrote: »

Coles do pork sausages, they're ok, nothing like Superquinn's though

Dear God, you're kidding right? Coles pork sausages have got to be the worst *Bleuuurrrgh* Safeway do small pork 'chipolatas' which are, in my opinion, the best (speaking very generously there) of a seriously bad bunch of pork sausages from the mainstream Oz supermarkets.

'Paddy's Irish butchers' in Kew is well known as being good on the authentic Irish snag front, but I found them not all that flash...
Some are OK from the Prahran market, but best ones so far are from a butcher in Mt. Martha (approx. 15 mins south from Mornington down the coast - aka about an hour's drive south from CBD).
The sausages from this place are, in true Aussie style *puts on thick, shrill Dub accent* "only massive!!" (in size) in comparison to the 'regular' Irish sausage, but the taste and similarity to ones back home, is the best I have found.

Sincerely
Sammag aka 'Irish Sausage expert in Oz'.

paxo · 22-03-2009 10:51am

There is an Irish butcher in Brisbane who does very nice pork sausages, black and white pudding and very good rashers

Maccattack · 22-03-2009 11:55am

Sammag wrote: »

best ones so far are from a butcher in Mt. Martha .

Im only 1/2 an hour from mt martha. whats the name of the butcher?

brendansmith · 22-03-2009 1:19pm

Yeah you will never get a decent sausage in an Aussie fry in a cafe but if you want some some for a bangers and mash deal they packaged pork sausages in safeway do the job just fine. imho

Sammag · 23-03-2009 3:29am

Maccattack wrote: »

Im only 1/2 an hour from mt martha. whats the name of the butcher?

It's the one at the Mt. Martha Village Shops at Lochiel Ave, I'm pretty sure the shop is called 'Bell's Gourmet Meats', it's down from the IGA.
If you go down at the weekend, check first for their opening hours, I know on a Sunday they're only open until 1pm.
I think they're just their regular pork sausages, they may be classed as; 'English Pork Sausages'.
I had them at Christmas and they were pretty darn good. It's an excellent butcher, my in-laws live in the area so I buy a lot of meat from them if I'm down cooking dinners etc.

Diamondmaker · 23-03-2009 4:27am

paxo wrote: »

There is an Irish butcher in Brisbane who does very nice pork sausages, black and white pudding and very good rashers

where is this place please ??

cheers

paxo · 23-03-2009 12:08pm

Diamondmaker wrote: »

where is this place please ??

cheers

pm sent

brendansmith · 23-03-2009 1:55pm

paxo wrote: »

pm sent

Is it a secret?

Pjordanoz · 23-03-2009 2:01pm

When in Rome... Learn to enjoy the beef sausages, makes life much easier. Stop expecting sausages to taste like ireland or the uk and start expecting them to be beefy. All butchers will do pork snags if you really need them, but the pigs obviously eat something different so won't taste the same, just accept it!

cupthehand · 23-03-2009 2:54pm

paxo wrote: »

pm sent

Any chance I could find out please?

Flairpinnedme · 24-03-2009 6:44am

beef sausages are soooo much better anyway

Sammag · 24-03-2009 6:47am

Flairpinnedme wrote: »

beef sausages are soooo much better anyway

You need your head read... Or I am assuming you like salty brown gunk/poo on your toast in the mornings too?

Maccattack · 24-03-2009 7:01am

Flairpinnedme wrote: »

beef sausages are soooo much better anyway

Not when theyre going into a coddle they aint.

pucan · 24-03-2009 7:31am

For Sydney; McDonagh's in North Ryde

http://www.themeatboutique.com.au/epages/ecornerstoreplus.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/meatboutique

dSTAR · 24-03-2009 7:36am

Maccattack wrote: »

Not when theyre going into a coddle they aint.

Now here is someone who knows what they are on about.

Respect.

paxo · 24-03-2009 1:19pm

brendansmith wrote: »

Is it a secret?

Yeah I'm worried about protecting my source

Paxo

DS · 26-03-2009 2:25am

paxo wrote: »

Yeah I'm worried about protecting my source

Paxo

Right I would've thought sending him more business would be a good way to do that...

daveg · 26-03-2009 7:10am

For those in the Southern Eastern region of Melbourne there is a meat market in Karingal which is located on the Frankston Cranbourne road (next to the shopping centre/before Mitre 10). They sell Irish Sausages which are not too bad. More of a BBQ sausage thought tbh.

hussey · 26-03-2009 11:54am

I went to Aldi and they had italian style pork sausages in their premium range

have to say they were pretty tasty, nothing compared to Irish ... but with 75% pork was very nice

Sammag · 26-03-2009 1:27pm

http://www.tasteireland.com.au/home/irish_meats#shop

Just found out they are shipping their "Irish" sausages and pudding to metro Syd, Mel and Bris now - formerly only Syd.

Ozeire · 26-03-2009 2:41pm

Yeah Sammag

Found these on http://www.tasteireland.com.au

* Traditional Irish Pork Sausages (Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne Metro Only)

Traditional Irish Style Pork Sausages. The essence of every fry up! Ideal for the perfect Irish breakfast. Comes in packs of 8.

Must be home to receive goods or delivered to place of work, dispatch to Melbourne & Brisbane on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays only. Do not refreeze, consume within 3 days.

* Size: 450g
* Cost: $8.35

Maccattack · 26-03-2009 9:48pm

I picked up a sausage from Bobs in Dandenong to try yesterday. He said these were the closest he could make to Dennys. They are called 'Walls' and arent too bad.

Not as nice as Dennys, more like what youd get from a butcher in Dublin.

Pretty good actually.

Sammag · 27-03-2009 2:35am

Ozeire wrote: »

Yeah Sammag

Found these on http://www.tasteireland.com.au

* Traditional Irish Pork Sausages (Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne Metro Only)

Traditional Irish Style Pork Sausages. The essence of every fry up! Ideal for the perfect Irish breakfast. Comes in packs of 8.

Must be home to receive goods or delivered to place of work, dispatch to Melbourne & Brisbane on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays only. Do not refreeze, consume within 3 days.

* Size: 450g
* Cost: $8.35

I went to order some after I posted that above bit last night but found out there's a minimum order of $40 :mad:

dSTAR · 27-03-2009 4:01am

Sammag wrote: »

I went to order some after I posted that above bit last night but found out there's a minimum order of $40 :mad:

And only three days to consume it. Unless of course you had a knees up Irish style with a night of good food and drinks followed by Eastenders and a good Irish fry up in the morning.

*Hint Hint*

Pork Sausages in Oz

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