AWARD-WINNING Loddon butchers Jye and Kristy Arnold have taken gold at the Australian Charcuterie Excellence Awards.
The Boort couple collected top prizes for their boneless ham and hickory and peppercorn bacon at the weekend’s awards dinner.
Their Arnold Family Butchers was also named silver award recipients for beef kabana, chicken, cheese and chilli kabana, cheese kransky and full rasher bacon.
And to top off success against some of Australia’s biggest smallgoods manufacturers, Kristy and Jye were also awarded bronze for their short cut bacon and mettwurst.
It was the first time the Arnolds had entered the Australian Meat Industry Council charcuterie awards.
“We were probably the smallest fish in the biggest sea, some companies having 1400 square metre warehouses for their smallgoods,” said Kristy.
Earlier this year, Arnold Family Butchers won Australia’s best short-cut bacon and continental sausages at the national Sausage King awards after successes at regional and state competitions in 2022.
Australian Charcuterie Excellence Awards entries over the next threes years that have been awarded a gold medal are eligible to enter and compete in the IFFA world regional competition.
The Australian awards were judged by a panel of award-winning and celebrity chefs, artisan smallgoods makers, and meat industry legends.