1867 – Oyama Sausage Co. [Ep 62]

Kevin1867, Charcuterie, Dry Cured Meats, From the Cellar, Kevin TV, Pork, Saucisson Sec, Whole Muscle8 Comments

Many a romp through France got me very dearly attached to saucisson sec. The count of Albertan charcutiers in business back then, and still, added up to a disheartening zero. There was, however, hope. Every visit to the west coast meant pilgrimage to Oyama’s stall at the Granville Island Market to get a fix. I’ve adored their rillettes, confits, terrines, … Read More

Saucisson Sec Follow Up

KevinBig Game, Charcuterie, Dry Cured Meats, From Local Farms, From the Cellar, From The Wild, Irvings Farm Fresh, Moose, Nature's Green Acres, Pork, Saucisson Sec1 Comment

It’s been 3 weeks since I put up this batch, and the thinnest of them are just starting to become ready to go. The thicker ones – the game ones being especially thick, won’t be ready for another week or two at least. My first successful batch is all but a memory, now long gone. It was lovely. This second … Read More

Saucisson Sec & Dry Curing Calf Moose

KevinBig Game, Charcuterie, Dry Cured Meats, From Local Farms, From the Cellar, From The Wild, Moose, Nature's Green Acres, Pork, Saucisson Sec14 Comments

I put this batch up last weekend – about a 5lb batch of pork saucisson sec, and a similar sized batch of calf moose saucisson sec. I’m also dry curing a piece of sirloin tip from the calf moose to see how that goes. For my first attempt at the game version of saucisson sec, I opted for a higher … Read More

Cellar Dream-Come-True

KevinApple Wine, Charcuterie, Cheese, Dairy, Dry Cured Meats, From Local Farms, From the Cellar, Nature's Green Acres, Pork, Saucisson Sec, Smoky Valley Goat Cheese, Wine10 Comments

I knew when I built my wine and root cellars, that they would bring me joy – but I had no idea it would happen so thoroughly, so quickly. Today I made a batch of very, very large saucisson sec. It was time to try again after my last slightly hurtful failure, and the humidity in my cellar has been … Read More