The North Ronaldsay hogget season is now drawing to a close but you do still have one last chance to try it. A selection of cuts will be available at Borough Market on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March.

If you would like us to set aside some hogget for your collection on either of these days then email office@orkneyrose.com and let us know what cut you would like and how many people you want to feed and we will arrange the best time for you to come and pick it up.

We recommend choosing shoulders, legs and shanks. These cuts are best suited to long and slow cooking. Being an older meat, this unhurried way of cooking, is the perfect way of bringing out the intense flavour of this unique meat. 

For more info on the history of North Ronaldsay Hogget see our ‘specials’.

If you are feeling adventurous and fancy cooking up something to thrill your dinner party guests then come down to Borough Market and get yourself some Orkney Sea Urchins.

There are many different varieties of Sea Urchin but in Orkney, Sea Urchins are known as ‘Scarrimans Heid’ meaning a street child with unruly spiky hair. This urchin can also be found in the Northern Pacific as well.

The only edible part of the sea urchin is the cluster of orange coloured roe; also know as corals. This part is beautifully fragrant and deliciously sweet.

They can be eaten Japanese style – spooned out and eaten raw, used to thicken a fine sauce or folded into hot pasta.

If you are really struggling trying to think of how to best showcase these funny looking things, then check out Rachel’s Recipes for Linguine with Sea Urchin Roe, basil, lemon and chilli.

If Burns Night has left you with a taste for haggis, don’t worry - we have a steady supply and sell it at the market every Friday and Saturday.

Lovingly made to a secret family recipe, our haggis comes from Donaldson’s Butchers in Orkney and it has deservedly been winning awards since 1983. 

Made with two different types of oatmeal this haggis has a unique coarseness and delicious full flavour. Serve it up traditionally with Clapshot – (swede and potatoes cooked and mashed).

We sell Donaldsons haggis in large balls (approx 600g) as well as smaller ‘baby haggis’ (approx 30g) – the perfect portion for a starter or side.