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After a process that has taken close to two and a half years, the Cumberland sausage has finally been granted Protected Geographical Indication by the EU on the 22nd March 2011. This means that the term “Traditional Cumberland sausage” can only be use by producers in the area set out in the application. This looks like it stretches from the tradtional northern country of Cumberland to the whole of the newer merged county of Cumbria which also includes the old county of Westmorland and some bits of Lancashire which got stranded on the opposite shore of Morecambe bay.

In the same month, an application was put forward to gain the same status for Scottish Wild Salmon. We wish them good luck. This shows a real re-emergence of pride over the great local food that Britain produces.