Clonakilty Whitepudding
Personally, this was a family favourite with the kids and adults, the taste was subtle yet delish and moreish as well! It comes in a lovely box where the pudding weighs about 200g. Made using traditional methods combining pork, oatmeal, onions and a blend of spices, the texture of the pudding was nice and soft with so much flavour in them and not pungent. We recommend cutting it into 2cm thickness or thicker otherwise it crumbles easily. We have to say that the white pudding was tasty as it had a nuttier flavour compared to the more frequently eaten black pudding. Its great to be eaten on its own, we grilled these for about 4 minutes on each side, alternatively, they can also be mixed into recipes as a stuffing such as Apricot and White Pudding Stuffingor Apple and Pudding Scones. Although this is a breakfast delicacy, we had this for lunch once and dinner the next time and it is also perfect to be added to any starter or main course.
Here’s a little history about Clonakilty Sausages which we have quoted from their website…”In the late 1980’s, the Twomey family produced a traditional sausage, Clonakilty Ispíní, using 100% Irish pork, and their butchery knowledge. Initially sold only in their butcher shop in Clonakilty, West Cork, it was soon decided to sell them in shops all over Ireland due to popular demand. All of our sausages are made with the same passion for quality, taste and tradition as our famous black pudding”. Living close to the Cheshire and Staffordshire border where we have a large supply of good quality butchers due to the local farms, we can easily say we know our sausages and are very picky when it comes to tasting them as we have been spoilt for choices. These thin pork sausages are a great size for kids and ours enjoyed eating them. We felt they were well seasoned and did find that they were similar to a cheaper brand of sausages that we never buy due to the low meat content. These also have only 63% meat content and are quite high in fat. They were enjoyable for the children as a treat but they weren’t to the adults’ taste.
- You can easily find recipe ideas on their website
- The ingredients are clearly located on the back of the packages and highlight ingredients that may cause allergy. The sausages range from containing 63% pork to 73% pork.
- They sell gluten-free options of their products which includes Gluten Free Clonakilty Black & White pudding, Gluten Free Clonakilty Sausages, Half Lbs, Gluten Free Clonakilty Ispíní Móra Sausages (Traditional style) and Gluten Free Clonakilty Ispíní Beaga (Cocktail) Sausages
- Products are free from artificial colours and preservatives
- Clonakilty is a real town in Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Clonakilty Blackpudding has been made since 1880, however, the Twomey Family only started their business in the 1980’s
34 comments
The sausages sound good as they have a reasonably pork content. I quite like the thick ones and also the thin ones as it’s nice to have a change.
Yes the thick ones taste better Melanie x
I’m not one for black pudding, but the sausages sound tasty.
Thanks for your feedback Sarah x
I love black pudding in salad, crumble it up and it’s lovely 🙂
Oh sounds so yummy! Next time we will do the same x
I have to admit I’m not a fan of black pudding, however, I would absolutely love to try those sausages! They sound absolutely delicious – I could just cook some up for tea.
Try the white pudding if you can Sarah, the flavours are more subtle compared to the black and you may end up liking them
Oh sausages always go down a treat in our house!! One of the few things all 4 kids will happily eat
How wonderful to hear that! Its the same in our house, everyone loves it except for my son, but he tried the black and white pudding and like the white instead
Delicious! Without the black pudding though I must admit!
The white pudding and sausages were tasty Yaya
I’ve never tried black pudding as I just can’t bring myself too, although I didn’t know white pudding existed x
White pudding is something new to us as well, both the puddings are not strong flavoured so you might like them
Reading this has made me hungry! Love when you can get proper good sausages. Fancy some bangers and mash now!
Oh hope you can get these sausages near where you live Kira x
We love sausages and they are one food group that seem to work any time of year!
Yes we have to agree with you there Kara, and everyone loves them
I’m a veggie, but the rest of my family eat meat. They look good though and a really good price 🙂
Yes the price is very reasonable Rebecca x
I tried Clonakilty Irish Sausage before and I love them! I can’t wait to try them again!
Its great to hear that you have tried it and love it too Angela
Haven’t tried these yet. Must go on the hunt for some
They are easy to find Liza, Sainsbury or Morrisons or Ocado if you prefer online shopping
The sausages look yum! I’ve never tried black pudding before. Not sure about that one!
It worth trying that and the white pudding out Ashleigh
Oh my hubby would really love these!
Hope you get him some Eva
I do love sausages and always look for decent quality ones, I never buy black pudding or white pudding so my husband only has it if we have a breakfast out x
Well this is the opportunity for you to try the black and white puddings then as its easy to cook them, only 3-4 minutes per side on the grill / oven or pan
These look delicious. I’m not a fan of black pudding however my husband is, I don’t think we have ever seen white puddings though so I am going to keep an eye out for them.
Their white pudding tasted lovely, something worth trying if you never have.
It’s cool that they’ve gone to the effort of making the ingredients super easy to find and also produced gluten free options.
Yes we totally agree Rachael, so everyone can enjoy the sausages x