Taste of the Lakes is a producer and gatherer of a growing range of fine food products. Our passion is to produce quality fayre in the time-honoured fashion with hand crafted skills. We have grown from our strong farming roots in West Cumbria and are driven by a true passion for real food.Taste of the Lakes' is a family run business whose roots are as Cumbrian as its products. Originally the company took its name from the farm upon which the owner's family had tended the land for generations and it was established with the single aim of providing quality farm products into the local area.From these small beginnings the company went on to become one of the leading producers of fine Smoked Scottish salmon in the United Kingdom but the passion for providing high quality, locally produced foods which was the inspiration behind the formation of the original company remained and in 2008 the family formed ‘Taste of the Lakes' to allow them to pursue those original goals.The company has gone from strength to strength and Taste of the Lakes' moved to a purpose built manufacturing site which is situated on the Solway Coast within 10 miles of the original farm that was the birth place of the company.From their new base the family continue to produce a range of butchery products, smoked meats, smoked fish and cooked meat products using traditional methods, such as dry curing and hot smoking, and using only the finest ingredients.One of the core values which sets ‘Taste of the Lakes' apart from other companies is its policy of, wherever possible, purchasing from local suppliers. As a result of this the majority of pork used in our dry cured bacon and sausage range is purchased from suppliers who are situated within thirty miles of the production facility.