Waitrose Lay an Egg-ceptional World Record at Rocco Fortes Browns
Hotel
Released
on: August 27, 2008, 3:15 am
Press
Release Author: Charlotte Hutley
Industry:
Food &
Beverage
Press
Release Summary: Waitrose, leading UK supermarket chain, provides
Clarence Court eggs to Rocco Forte's Brown's Hotel in an attempt
to produce the world's largest Scotch egg
Press
Release Body: Waitrose, in collaboration with
Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel, has helped make
the largest recorded Scotch egg. The supermarket chain supplied
special exclusive Clarence Court Ostrich eggs
to create the meaty mélange which weighed in at 6.2kg,
the equivalent to a bowling ball.
In
order to break the previous record, Clarence Court called upon
Lee Streeton, Executive Chef at Rocco Forte’s Brown’s
Hotel. Using a number of fresh
groceries including 1.7kg ostrich egg, 4kg of Gloucester Old
Spot sausage-meat, 940g of haggis and 800g of breadcrumbs for
the coating, the entire cooking process took more than eight hours,
with ninety minutes alone spent boiling the egg.
The
ultimate picnic food,
the Scotch egg is a prime example of authentic, indigenous, hearty
British produce. Contrary to popular belief, it was not invented
by the Scots but rather the London food shop Fortnum & Mason,
who first concocted this portable version of sausage and eggs
in 1738.
Clarence
Court Director, Lisa Rowe, said, “As industry
innovators, we are delighted to be able to work with Rocco Forte’s
Brown’s Hotel to produce this super-sized snack. The ostrich
egg is the latest – and largest - addition to our range,
so it only seemed fitting to let Lee Streeton have a bit of fun
with it and cook up something rather different for The Albemarle
carving trolley.”
Streeton
added, “Genuine Scotch eggs epitomise good, honest food,
so what could be better than making an extra large version using
the best of British? As a chef that is passionate about sourcing
local fresh
foods, it has been enormous fun to re-create this much-loved
picnic staple and champion a food that has been part of our history
for hundreds of years.”
About
Waitrose:
Waitrose has 191 branches in its estate including stores in Wales
and Scotland and has just been named Britain’s Best High
Street Retailer at the Which? Awards 2008 and Supermarket
of the Year by the RSPCA at its Good Business Awards in 2008.
The food shop has won more major wine awards than any other retailer
and was named Supermarket of the Year 2007 at the Decanter World
Wine Awards.
Waitrose
sells over 1,700 organic products, over 60 different types of
fish and seafood and more than 100 different cheeses. The food
shop also enjoys one of the best reputations for dealing with
farmers and suppliers
Web
Site: http://www.waitrose.com/
Contact
Details: PR Contact:
Charlotte Hutley
Waitrose
The SPA Way
4 Leathermarket Street
London
SE1 3HN
0207 403 6900
www.waitrose.com
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