Whether all those charcuterie board videos on TikTok have made you want to arrange your own or you simply need to stock up with great cured meats, here's where to order from in London and across the UK.
London charcuterie
Cobble Lane Cured
Islington
At the vanguard of London’s modern charcuterie movement, Cobble Lane Cured use wonderful British produce - like rare breed pork and beef, Yorkshire mangalitza and British wagyu to make their top-class cured meats. Their Islington saucisson is particularly good, when you can get hold of it.
Follow them on Instagram @cobblelanecured.
Crown & Queue
Bermondsey
Owner and self-styled Pork Whisperer Adrienne Eiser Treeby trained in the northern Italian style of curing under master salumiere Kristopher Doll. Her preserved meats are a celebration of Britain’s preserving history so you’ll find items like the mediaeval Martlemass cured beef and Burnt Orange, Rum & Treacle glazed ham. She also makes a British cry cured spicy spreadable sausage winningly called Devil’s Mortar.
Follow them on Instagram @crownandqueue
Limpopo Biltong
Twickenham
Surrey-based, but with shops in Woking and Twickenham, owner Francois Van Der Zee hails from South Africa and brought traditional biltong and boerewors recipes with him when he moved to the UK. He’s been making biltong, drywors, and boerewors for the past decade, using locally sourced meats.
Follow them on Instagram @limpopobiltong.
London Smoke & Cure
Streatham
Tucked inside an old stable off Streatham High Road this artisan smokehouse sells everything from sashimi-grade smoked salmon to home-smoked bacon. On the charcuterie front, their London Standard Coppa is air-dried for up to 5 months for maximum flavour. They have an on-site smoking school which they’re hoping to reopen when restrictions lift.
Follow them on Instagram @LondonSmokeCure.
Order from London Smoke & Cure
Moon’s Green
Kent
Kentish Weald-based Moon’s Green can be found selling from Brockley Market every Saturday. Run by former adman John Doig and erstwhile beekeeper and herdsman Ian Jones, they specialise in air-dried English saucisson - what they describe as "melt-in-the-mouth local versions of European classics.". Look out for their beer twigs - handy snacks for socially distanced walks in parks.
Follow them on Instagram @moonsgreencharcuterie.
Perinelli Salami
Penge
Former chef turned charcutier Giuseppe turned his back on working in Michelin-starred kitchens to make his own Italian recipe salami. All of their meat is free-range and rare breed with the pork coming from Blythburgh pigs reared on the Suffolk coast. As well as salami they make their own coppa, bresaola, guanciale and 'nduja.
Follow them on Instagram @perinellisalami.
Serious Pig
Peckham
You’ll probably know their products from the supermarket, but Serious Pig was born from a brainwave over beer in a Kentish Town pub garden. Founders George Rice George Rice and Johnny Bradshaw wanted to come up with a posh version of Peperami made from quality British meat. Best known for their snacking salamis they also do a range of snackling (or pork scratchings) too.
Follow them on Instagram @seriouspigofficial.
Charcuterie from the UK
More great cured meat suppliers outside the capital - and the good news is they all do delivery.
Beals Farm Charcuterie (Sussex) - Beals Farm have their own herd of Mangalitsa pigs from which they make their award-winning air-dried ham, salami and chorizo.
Coombeshead Farm (Cornwall) - While Tom Adam’s Cornish restaurant and farmhouse are closed to visitors you can still enjoy products made from his amazing mangalitsa pigs. The Provisions shop includes a box featuring bratwurst, whipped lardo and more.
Cornish Charcuterie (Cornwall) - Based on the North Cornish coast this award winning artisan producer makes everything from British pâté and rillette to cured meats. There's an enticing sounding pork rillette with sloe gin.
Farmison (Yorkshire) - Online butcher Farmison cure their own charcuterie using only British heritage breed meats. The wide range includes whole hams and English corned beef.
Great Glen Charcuterie (TBC) - Netherlands couple Jan Jacob and Anja Baak picked the Scottish Highlands to start their charcuterie business. They specialise in using local produce like grouse and venison.
Hay Charcuterie (Hay on Wye) Chef Rod decided to further his 25 year career in the kitchen by training in Italy as a Charcutier. His Herefordshire cider chorizo sounds like a must-buy.
North by Sud West (Liverpool) - Chef Andrew Rogers trained up in South-West France with Master Charcutier, Philippe Camdeborde. Here he works alongside Wirral butchers Edge & Son. Look out for his 18 month cured culatello and - when it’s back in stock - his boxes of ‘pigars’ make excellent presents.
North Charcuterie (Kent) - This Kent-based charcutier produces a range of British and Spanish cured meats including fuet and sobrasada.
Saltpig Curing Company (Cotswolds) - Owner Ben Dulley used to be Head Chef at the award winning Kingham Plough. Now he supplies to other chefs like Glynn Purnell. His Cotswold 'Nduja won him a Great Taste award last year.
Suffolk Salami (Suffolk) - This family run business in the heart of Suffolk rear their own RSPCA approved pork to use in their products.
Trealy Farm Charcuterie (Monmouthshire) - One of the names you’ll probably recognise from restaurant charcuterie boards, this Monmouthshire producer was a true pioneer in the British charcuterie market. Their air dried ham and Pressed Beef Brisket Pastrami are particularly good.
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