Hebridean salmon scoops Great British Food Award
THE Scottish Salmon Company’s (SSC) Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon has won a prestigious Great British Food Award 2021 for Best Smoked Fish & Seafood, while Kames Fish Farming was “highly commended” in the Fresh Fish & Seafood category for its Scottish Steelhead Trout.
Highly commended in the Smoked Fish & Seafood category were The Pished Fish Company for its Smoked Salmon Gilltong, and Loch Fyne Oysters for its Loch Fyne Bradan Rost hot smoked salmon.
The Great British Food Awards celebrate the best of British artisanal produce in the food and drinks industry.This year’s award winners were announced on 29 October.
Chef Jack Stein said:
“My winner is the Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon.There were some strong contenders for the number-one spot and it was hard to call, but when it came down to it this just had the best flavours.
“Being bred from wild island salmon gives this fish such a lovely texture. I thought the flavours were great – really good seasoning and really well smoked with a good smoke ring... for me this was the perfect smoked salmon.”
The winner in the Fresh Fish & Seafood category was Osborne & Sons (Shellfish) Ltd, for its cooked cockles. One of the judges for this category said: “I couldn’t stop eating them... we should treasure producers like this.”
Regarding the Steelhead Trout from Kames, one of the judges said: “A really delicious flavour profile, sea trout are magnificent fish and superior to salmon in my eyes.”
Morecambe Bay oysters – “the perfect oyster” – from Loch Fyne Oysters were also highly commended.