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The greatest gift you can give an Aussie pig farmer this Christmas is to buy Australian
SPEED dating with a difference hit Sydney re- cently, to help bridge the rural-urban divide and support Aussie farmers.
Thirty influential voices and members of the pork industry came together in the iconic Strand Arcade for a festive lunch with a twist.
The quick-fire conver- sations were a chance to highlight a fact many Aussies don’t know: the majority of ham sold in this country is made from imported pork.
Chef and food personality Manu Feildel attended the event and said it was an op- portunity to hear how im- ported pork was affecting our farmers’ livelihoods, but also celebrate Austral- ian product and producers.
“The problem is con- sumers will not actively look for hams made from Australian pork if they aren’t aware of the mass- ive amounts of imported pork coming into this country,” Mr Feildel said.
“Our job – as foodies, chefs, industry and media – is to educate them.
“Then it’s up to Austral- ians to seek out the high- quality local product.
“Especially so on an oc- casion such as Christmas, when it’s about sharing food with those we love most.”
Australian Pork Limited Marketing Communica- tions Manager Mitch Ed- wards said Christmas and ham went hand in hand and there were some sim- ple tips to ensure the ham on your Christmas table was 100 percent Austral- ian pork.
“The greatest gift you can give an Aussie pig farmer this Christmas is to buy Australian,” he said.
“When it comes to ham, if it’s on the bone, then it’s one of our own.
“However, if you’re buy- ing a boneless ham, look for an almost full bar chart on the packaging to be sure your ham is made from 100 percent Austral- ian pork.”
The event was also a chance to showcase excel- lence, with the winner of the 2019 Australian Pork- Mark Ham Awards re- vealed as the bone-in ham from Noosa Meat Centre in Queensland, which beat more than 140 entries.
Steve and Stacey Young who created the artisan bone-in ham, made with 100 percent Australian pork, credited their team for the winning ham.
“I’m a huge believer in championing Australian and this shows in the final product,” Mr Young said.
“Buying Australian
keeps my staff in a job, our farmers in production and to be honest, the pork raised here is perfect – I will always support local breeders.”
D’Orsogna’s Australian Jarrah Honey Ham took out the awards’ nationally available category, with the product available in Woolworths year-round.
To ensure this impor- tant discussion continues, Australian Pork Limited has launched a social me- dia campaign #TheGreat- estGift to encourage Aus- tralians to support our lo- cal pig producers.
For more information, recipe inspiration and full PorkMark Awards results, including state winners, please visit pork.com.au
Australian Porkmark Ham Awards overall winners Stacey and Steve Young, Noosa Meat Centre.
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GRAIN & PROTEIN
AUSTRALIAN PORKMARK HAM AWARDS 2019
Overall winner:
Noosa Meat Centre
Noosa, QLD
Bone in:
1
Noosa Meat Centre
Noosa, QLD
2
Andrew’s Choice Smokehouse
Laverton North, VIC
3
Gray’s Modern Meat Mart
Toowoomba, QLD
Boneless:
1
Griffin & Morris Village Butchers
Berwick, VIC
2
Premier Meats
Tenterfield, NSW
3
Hunter Valley Meat Em- porium
Pitnacree, NSW
Nationally available
1
D’Orsogna, Australian Jarrah Honey Ham
Available in all Woolworths stores
2
IGA Naturally Smoked Leg Ham
Available in all IGA stores
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