Inspirational Hand Created Charcuterie

A long-standing Delifresh warrior hides out in a small butchers shop in Ilkley - Yorkshire - Lishman’s is one of the UK’s most excellent independent butchers. Established for over 30 years by David Lishman capturing the best meat products the North has to offer.

Home-cured bacon and hams are their specialities. David recalls… “I grew up on a farm where we raised pigs and turned them into bacon and hams, on the stone slabs in the cellar. My father taught me the recipe and method.

He also grew up on a farm near Harrogate, and during WW2, the POW’s from the local camp were brought to work on the land. One German was a butcher back in his homeland and showed father how to cure and preserve the meat from the pigs on the farm. It’s a method we still use today.”

The inspiring team have also recently received recognition for their Salamis and Cured Meats. Using only the best outdoor – reared Yorkshire Pork and high-quality ingredients, they cure some fantastic options which are ever-developing - Chorizo, Pork Hazelnut & Cider Salami, Beef & Red Wine Pepperoni, Beer Sticks, Bresaola, Cured Pigs Cheek - The list goes on and on.

There is pride in the Lishman’s ethos which sits exceptionally close to our Delifresh values of going ‘above and beyond’ for our customers; whether it is something as simple as helping a customer take home a fabulous goose for the Christmas table, or just taking the extra time to prepare a roasting joint with the care and attention that the livestock deserved.

Davids team take their time to perfect and master their skill, ensuring everything which leaves is in peak fitness and truly tasty.

David is the current National Vice Chairman of the Q Guild of Butchers, the body representing Britain’s best quality independent meat retailers - How amazing is that??

Q Guild butchers are award-winning, leading experts in their field. Quality, passion and craft skills run through their veins. The Q Guild brand is a genuine seal of excellence which can be tasted in everything they produce.

There is no doubt that David & team are true Northern ambassadors who continually innovate, mastering all they do.