Hog Roast Shaftesbury

Everybody loves a little bit of trivia so here is something will really come in useful. If you are of a certain age then you will remember the famous Hovis commercial with that road on a steep hill. The hill in question was called Gold Hill and is in the Dorset town of Shaftesbury. But did you realise that the person who directed that most famous of TV commercials was none other than Ridley Scott? That's right the same director who went on to produce Blade Runner, Alien and Gladiator. Certainly a progression from making commercials about bread.

It just goes to show that humble beginnings are no indicator for what may follow, and that is in a way something that applies to hog roast. Hog roast is a very old feast indeed and was first served up in Medieval times, though whether it was actually served up in Shaftesbury around that time is anyone's guess. However it is certain that hog roast went on to become very popular indeed and was no doubt enjoyed in Dorset by many people in that time. The town is only small with around 7,000 inhabitants but that does not mean there is any less an appetite for great tasting catering in the town, as proven by the fact that the hog roast hire Shaftesbury caterers these days are very busy indeed catering for a wide variety of special events and functions.

But this picturesque Dorset town has not always seen hog roast as its most popular form of catering. Indeed, up until about 15 years ago, hog roast was very much a rarity as a special event catering option. There were probably no hog roast Shaftesbury catering people around and instead, people would have been serving up the rather lacklustre alternatives that many of us had to put with throughout the 70s and 80s. Usually dry and plain sandwiches, chicken drummers and pizza. It was uninspiring stuff and certainly put a dampener on any special occasion.

So, what happened that made pig roast popular again? There are probably many reasons that all helped bring about the re-emergence of the hog roast hire Shaftesbury event, not least of which was the constant banging of the quality ingredients drum by the top TV chefs over the last 10 or 15 years. They have made a big thing about using local, good quality ingredients and this seems to have struck a chord with many people, who have as a result been keen to support local producers. Whilst many people who tuck into hog roast are probably unaware of the fact, every pig in a hog roast is sourced locally, so if you live in Dorset and are enjoying a hog roast, the chances are the pig is pretty local.

Another reason why roasted pig is making a comeback is the fact that it simply tastes so much better than standard catering. It makes perfect sense because this is fresh cooking at its best. You cannot really expect plate of microwave chips and some pizza to offer anything like the incredible flavour of a whole freshly roasted pig, can you? And let's not forget about the effort that goes in to cooking a hog roast. This is not a 'half hour in the oven' task but something far more involved. After all, how many pizzas can you think of that take a good six hours to cook? That's right, when a hog roast hire Shaftesbury chef starts cooking a hog roast, it takes six long hours before the serving can begin. That is what should be called a special event meal!

Of course some people may not like hog roast or there could be people who may be able to eat pig meat, but this is not a problem for the hog roast chef. Such is the versatility of the hog roast machines that they use, an alternative meat can quite easily be cooked so no-one goes without some great tasting food, not that many people do not adore hog roast. It is after all one of the tastiest feasts that there is available in the catering world.

What you should always bear in mind when planning a special event or function is how people will react. Do you want people to be impressed by the meal that you provide for them or are you quite happy for them to be treated to a sub standard meal. If you want them to enjoy their food, it has to be a hog roast.