ostrich

The ostrich is the world’s largest bird – it stands up to 2.7m tall and can weigh as much as 159kg. It can’t fly, but with its long legs and powerful thighs, it can cover five metres in a single stride and can run at speeds of over 70km per hour. It also produces the world’s largest eggs – around 15cm long and weighing up to 1.5kg. But when ostriches were first sought after in the 19th century, it wasn’t for their eggs or meat – it was for their feathers.

Yes, we know the word ‘bestest’ doesn’t really exist, but when it comes to burgers we tend towards hyperbole – why? Because burgers, that’s why! The exact origin of hamburgers may well be disputed – was it German immigrants who brought Hamburg Steak over from the motherland or was it a certain Charlie Nagreen in Wisconsin who began selling flattened meatballs on two slices of bread who can claim the title of ‘it all began with me’? Regardless of origin, what is undisputed is the world’s subsequent love affair with this delectable meal.

Sausages have been around since day dot, okay not quite that long, but close, because sausages are even older than ancient Greece or Rome – the delicious morsels were first made by the Sumerians (today’s Iraq) about 5,000 years ago. They come in all shapes and sizes, and we just love them – all of them. So if you want to brush up on a few sausage facts, then here you go:

Mince is probably one of the most versatile and cost-effective meats known to man. From the traditional spaghetti bolognaise and cottage pie right through to gourmet burgers and Moroccan lamb meatballs with chickpeas, it’s all possible with mince; and N1 stock a wide variety of high-quality, Halaal certified meat including steak, extra lean mince, topside, chicken, ostrich, mutton and lamb mince.