GOAT meat is delicious, no kidding. Aiming to prove that is one of the most fascinating Manchester Food and Drink Festival events, part of a monthlong nationwide campaign called Goatober.
A trio of the city’s best chefs are joining forces with Cabrito Goat Meat’s James Whetlor to cook a special four course goat-led dinnerat Koffee Pot in the Northern Quarter on Sunday, October 8.
Mary Ellen McTague (below), head chef at the Manchester Art Gallery Café will cook goat shoulder in hay with quince, saffron and cubebs plus air-dried goat ham with fresh goat curd and cauliflower.
Richard Sharples, head chef at Hispi, Didsbury follows with kid goat breast, cabbage, gooseberry and mussel dressing and James Whetlor with Cabrito al Disco (kid goat and salt baked celeriac ‘lasagne’ smoked Peakland White custard and pickled roots). Darren Goodwin, head chef at Grafene, concludes the meal with sambocade with goat milk sherbet and elderberries.
Elsewhere throughout October restaurants will be giving a dish of this under-used meat pride of place on their menus. To date, male billy goats, which are a waste product of the dairy industry, have been euthanised at birth.
Ethical meat champion Cabrito is ending this waste by buying the kid goats from the farmer to rear for meat. First launched in London 2016 Goatober UK saw over 40 restaurants take part and the launch event raised £6,300 for charity Action Against Hunger.
Koffee Pot, 84-86 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE. Sunday October 8, 7.30pm. £40. Book here.