Meat & Poultry

Looking to shake up your seasonal menu? This year, try going beyond the familiar and dive into the world of game meats, a deliciously wild alternative that’s growing in popularity across the UK. These “must-try game meats” offer unique, rich flavours and health benefits that make them a rewarding choice for any adventurous eater. From sustainably sourced rabbit to the deep, hearty taste of venison, game meat is a superb way to add variety and sophistication to your dining.

Summertime calls for the scent of sizzling meats and seafood on the grill, as friends and family gather for outdoor feasting. Get ready to ignite your passion for grilling with these 10 expert tips for the perfect summer BBQ.

When it comes to meat consumption, understanding seasonality can greatly enhance the dining experience. Seasonal produce tends to be fresher, more flavourful, and often more sustainable due to reduced transportation distances.

For a delicious Easter meal, here are the best cuts of lamb you should serve:

Here’s our best recipes from Drogo’s Kitchen to get you inspired for your Christmas menu.

It is widely believed that both Iberico Pork and Magalitza Pork are considered to be 'Wagyu' of the pork world as a result of their superior flavour and lustrous meat. However, what exactly is the difference between these two types of meat? In this match of excellence, does one pork breed excel over the other?

Veal is prized for its light beef flavour and very tender texture. At Fine Food Specialist, we have many different cuts of veal to choose from, including steaks, chops, cutlets and much more! Make sure to browse our full range of veal products and read on for our guide to buying and cooking with veal. 

We love a good burger here at Fine Food Specialist, and we have a feeling you do too! Burgers are a bit of a passion project for us, which is why you can consider us your one-stop shop when you need to buy burgers. Meat, buns, accompaniments - we have it all! 

Is there anything more comforting than a home-cooked Sunday lunch, enjoyed with family and friends? The focal point of the meal is often a piece of roast meat, and at Fine Food Specialist, we have a wide range of specialist pork, beef and lamb cuts (including many from top breeds such as Iberico and Wagyu), which will transform your meal into something memorable. 

Cheese and Charcuterie are a match made in heaven but it’s not always easy to know which products work best together. Do blue cheeses match well with Parma ham? Should salami ever be served with hard cheese? Allow us to be your guide and take your cheese and charcuterie boards to the next level! 

It’s BBQ season! When the sun is out there’s nothing better than kicking back with friends as the grill sizzles in the background. Of course, at Fine Food Specialist, we don’t just chuck any old meat on the BBQ: we have spent time sourcing the finest BBQ products, yakiniku meats and burgers to ensure the very best results. Isn’t it about time you moved your BBQ game up a gear?

Barbecue season! Smoky, grilled meats sizzling away on the grill, a cold brew in hand, and the sun blazing down – what more could you want in the summer? Here at Fine Food Specialist, we are big fans of barbeque and as always, we like to add that gourmet twist. We’ve sourced all the best steaks, burgers, and specialist meats, go explore our fantastic outdoor BBQ dining collection here. For the best summer BBQ recipes check out this blog here and for our top BBQ tip and tricks keep scrolling!

Who doesn’t love BBQ season? Smoky grilled steaks, juicy burgers, sizzling sausages… There’s so many options and luckily for you we’ve got all of them covered with our extensive outdoor dining collection. Barbequing is a great way to impart flavour and you can really throw anything you fancy on the barbeque from marinated meats to fresh fish. Grilling can help fish cook faster and can also help create a delicious crispy, charred skin on poultry – there’s so many reasons to get stuck in this season! Discover all your favourites and get inspired by our best BBQ recipes from Drogo’s Kitchen! Get the barbeque out and start grilling up some of these gourmet ingredients…

Here at Fine Food Specialist, we are passionate about high quality food and we are especially excited about our collection of specialist lamb. We have sourced the finest premium cuts of lamb from Cornwall and France for our customers to enjoy. Lamb is a delicious choice year-round, but it is at its peak during the spring time, it is also a traditional choice for Easter. You can't ever go wrong with a Sunday roast dinner of lamb, and there are plenty of specialist lamb fresh and frozen products for you to choose from. Read our ultimate guide to learn more about how to choose the best cut of lamb, plus we have a few delicious lamb recipes for you to try.

Wagyu is widely regarded in the beef industry as a luxury food thanks to its high standards of production, creating a beautiful end product that is enjoyed by many around the world. Wagyu beef has been featured on the menus of many high-end restaurants and is consistently favoured by purveyors of fine food.

Autumn means game season and the arrival of lots of new and interesting meats to play around with. The word ‘game’ defines a group of birds and wild animals, which are hunted by game specialists and prized for their full, rich flavour. Our wide selection of birds, venison, rabbit and hare are just what you need to bring some interest and excitement to a weekday meal or dinner party. 

There are certain food items that seem to go beyond the effect they have on your taste buds. 

Certain foods resonate with us in new and unexpected ways. It may be the location we eat them in, or the people we share them with. Or it could be that the taste is so impressive and memorable that it truly lingers in our minds.

Anybody who enjoys high quality meats will likely have a favourite they go to when they can. And for many people around the world, that favourite will be Wagyu beef.

Every year, there are a host of exciting events dotted throughout the calendar. These are the events that help shape every 12 months, and keep us looking forward to what’s around the corner.  But so caught up in our own worlds can we be that it’s easy to forget there are not only other worlds out there, but that there are other calendars out there as well!