Shetland social enterprise COPE Ltd has scooped a prestigious award in Scotland’s Learning Disability Awards held in the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh on Friday 18th May. The awards were hosted by Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities which showcase and celebrate the many achievements of people with learning disabilities across Scotland. COPE won for the Enterprise Category highlighting inventive businesses that people with learning disabilities can participate and thrive within. Ingrid...
Every Shetlandeli product has a Shetland name. Our new relish, Kishie, is named after the baskets traditionally used in Shetland for carrying everything from peat to fish and even, on occasion, small children! Katie Deyell (pictured) used the kishie as part of her everyday life. Born Catherine Leask in 1864, Katie married Duncan Deyell in 1884 and lived at Staneydale, Westerskeld and Semblester throughout her life. She worked hard, running the...
Our pans have been pibblin' and rampin' (simmering and boiling) full of our delicious new relish. It's unlike anything we have cooked before and complements our range beautifully. We've already had fantastic feedback from our taste test panel, so come and taste it for yourself at the Shetland Food Fair from 30 October to 1 November. We would love your feedback! Each year attend Shetland's Food Fair to celebrate Shetland's...
We are delighted to say that we are celebrating a high-profile accolade in the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, the Great Taste Awards - described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world. We won the award for our Valhalla Ale Chutney, which the judges described as "well made, with love." Made with Sjolmet Stout from Shetland’s Valhalla Brewery, Valhalla chutney is rich with spices, apples, root vegetables, dates and dark sugar. ...
We've been cooking with chutney! These scrummy cheese and chutney mini muffins are easy to make and are absolutely delicious - just the perfect thing for a light lunch, or you can make smaller versions as delicious canapes. They are really easy to make and take just 20 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook. Enjoy! SHETLANDELI'S CHEESE AND CHUTNEY MINI MUFFINS This recipe makes approximately 24 small muffins...
We're pleased to say that folk on the Westside of Shetland can now take their empty Shetlandeli jars to Bixter Shop and get 10p off their shopping. Both large and small jars are eligible for the refund - it just needs to be a Shetlandeli jar. No need to remove the label or provide a lid, the jar just needs to be clean.
Shetlandeli has teamed up with Scoop Wholefoods to launch a jar recycling scheme which saves shoppers money. For each empty Shetlandeli chutney jar returned to Scoop in the Toll Clock Shopping Centre in Lerwick, shoppers will receive 10p off their shopping at Scoop. Jill Franklin of Shetlandeli, says: “Our distinctive jars are sourced not only from all over the UK, but all over Europe. Once they arrive on Shetland, they...
Attendance at our first ever trade show resulted in our first ever award. What a great start to the year! Our Muckle Flugga Piccalilli was showered with praise - and a runner-up prize in the Best Product Awards.Scotland’s Speciality Food Show has run for eight years and is now Scotland’s largest trade sourcing event for the speciality food market, attracting over 1,000 trade buyers from department stores, farm shops, delis,...
After a morning in the garden, cleaning the greenhouse (not a job we love!), what we needed was a tasty, warm treat for lunch. Something to indulge our senses and reward us for a hard morning's work! Bring on the Taing :-) We cut two breakfast muffins in half and put them under the grill to toast until golden on one side. Put a layer of Taing Onion marmalade on...
