Channel 4’s Live Drop Down Menu visited us at Sharpham Park last month on the wettest day of the year, to film our White Park Cattle, a breed that has been around in England for over 500 years.

At Sharpham Park, organic farming forms the basis of everything we do, and our White Park Cattle is no exception. Our farm operates on a mixed economy organic basis, meaning our spelt is used to feed the cattle (and in turn, they help to fertilise the earth that the spelt is grown from!). This gives the meat a real gamey taste, with a fantastic marbling effect through the fat.

Freddie joined Gizzie Erskine (a fan of our pearled spelt!), Matt Tebbutt, Ben Tish and Nadia Sawalha in the studio last Wednesday to film our White Cattle beef being turned into a delicious dish by chef Adam Byatt, who cooked ‘Shank of Beef with Horseradish Mash,’ as voted for by the enthusiastic audience.

The recipe included a rich braise, consisting of red wine, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, bay leaves, beef stock and black pepper, as well as vichy carrots and velvet-smooth horseradish mash, which was all quickly gobbled up by the guests. If you missed the show on Wednesday, you can catch up on 4oD here.