Smithfield Awards - Entry Form

Traditional Pork Sausage can include traditional regional variations e.g. Lincolnshire, Cumberland, Lorne etc. ( Quantity 500 gram).

Innovative Sausage This should be of your own making - not an “off-the-shelf” innovation. What’s the twist? What makes it innovative? New trend? Local ingredients? It’s your call. (Quantity 500gram).

Ready Meal where all ingredients should be contained for uncomplicated cooking at home. Meat should be raw with added ingredients. (Quantity – enough for 2 adult servings - full cooking instructions must be included).

Burger Judges will be recognising that your customer will be paying extra for the word “gourmet” so will be expecting something a bit special. (Quantity - 4 if large/6 if small – uncooked).

Hot Eating Pie - Must be beef! Pre-cooked or uncooked pastry permitted – any size. (Quantity - 2 family size or 4 Individual size - full cooking instructions must be included).

BBQ - a wide category here but does not include burgers or sausages! Must be capable of being cooked in under 30 minutes. (Quantity: enough for 2 adult main meals).

Speciality Game Meat Product - Hot Eating - using any wild game such as pheasant, partridge, woodcock, grouse, duck etc. Note: to be considered “game” it must be wild - Guinea Fowl for example would nobe considered as it is reared not wild.(Quantity – enough for 2 adult servings - full cooking instructions must be included).

Best Butchers Steak - It’s your choice this year. An opportunity to champion what works for you, be it the traditional Fillet, Sirloin, Rib-eye or slightly more offpiste with Denver, Flat Iron, Hanger etc. (Quantity 4 portions x weight to reflect what you would recommend to your customer);

Home-Cured Bacon - note: your home-cured bacon need not be restricted to havng been produced from Pork - any protein/any flavour. (Quantity – minimum weight 300g)

Al-Fresco Dining - A wide range of product to choose from here. Whilst the category suggests picnic-orientated foods for outdoors in the summer months, its about what occupies your all-deli/cold counter throughout the year - from sliced cooked meats to the more bespoke salami, chorizo, or pâtés/terrines and yes, pork pies! As a guide, the product will be served cold, ready-to-eat, have a meat constituent and would not be applicable to any of the other categories listed (Quantity -minimum weight 300g or 4 portion equivalent);

Black Pudding - self explanatory (Quantity – minimum 225 gram). Note: the Diamond award winner for this category will be automatically entered to the 2025 National Black Pudding “Champion of Champions” competition shortlist