A mango and chilli chicken has been named New Zealand's top gourmet sausage.
It was cooked up by Peter Timbs Meats in Christchurch and judged the Supreme Award Winner in the Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.
The winning sausage was described by chief judge Kerry Tyack as, "a deserved winner in 2009".
"This sausage was a superb combination of chicken, mango and chilli resulting in a sweet and spicy sausage with huge palate appeal; this sausage had the X factor," he said."
"It was deliciously aromatic and was generously full of authentic meat taste, given a dash of extra character via the addition of chilli and mango.
"The judges felt it was an exciting entry with plenty of mealtime applications and a broad appeal."
Mango and chilli chicken was one of 12 gold medal winning sausages in the competition.
The Great New Zealand Sausage Competition judging was held on Friday and Saturday.
Retail Meat New Zealand general manager Gary Beecroft said was very pleased with the high standard of entrants in this year’s competition.
"It was another fantastic event with quality, professional judging that brought out the best sausages on the day," he said.
Other gold medal winners included Westmere Butchery for beef, Waikanae Butchery for pork, Heller Tasty for polony, Harris Meats for pre-cooked beef and bratwurst, Janssen's Continental for its cheese griller, chicken flavoured and frankfurter, Ellerslie Meats for traditional pork, Westmere Butchery for its toulouse and Franklin Country Meats for its merguez.
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