Stornoway black pudding


Stornoway black pudding is a type of black pudding made in the Western Isles of Scotland.

Characteristics

described it as "...arguably the best sausage made in the UK"
and tourist website Information-Britain.co.uk website as "one of the finest blood puddings the world has to offer".
The application Protected Geographical Indicator of Origin status describes the puddings as follows:

Application for PGI status

The application for PGI status came about after the food was threatened by "impostor puddings" labelled as Stornoway, but made outside of the Western Isles. The application was made in January 2009, and protected status was granted in May 2013.
The Scottish Government's application to the European Union specified two key characteristics: