The Guild of Fine Food has announced that Burren Smoked Irish Eel from the Burren Smokehouse in Co Clare is the recipient of 3 stars at this year’s Great Taste Awards.
Nearly 3,500 companies from around the world entered Great Taste this year and each entry was meticulously blind tasted by the Guild’s expert judging panel of over 500 food critics, chefs, recipe creators, buyers, retailers, and other specialists in the field of food and drink. Only 1.9% of all entries (266 in total globally, one of which was the Burren Smoked Irish Eel), received a 3-star award.
The Burren Smokehouse, which celebrates 35 years in business this year, has won multiple awards for its product range. However, owner Birgitta Hedin-Curtin said this one is particularly significant.
“I am thrilled that the Burren Smoked Irish Eel has been awarded 3 stars. The product is extremely special to me personally as it was inspired by my childhood growing up in Sweden fishing for eel with my father and getting it smoked in the local fishing village. This recognition is a testament to our dedication to preserving traditional smoking methods and it is an incredible achievement for our team,” Birgitta said.
Burren Smoked Irish Eel is made using an artisan method of hot smoking silver eels, sustainably caught by the Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Coop in Northern Ireland, in a unique patented smoking oven with oak shavings.
For more details and/or to order, visit www.burrensmokehouse.ie
