The Ludgate Podcast season 2 is a 5 part mini series. Season 2 is facilitated by Jack Regan from West Talk.
In Episode 4 Jack speaks to Matthew Brownie. Matthew Brownie, originally from New Zealand is the proud owner of ‘The Skibbereen Food Company’. This is the story of Scratch My Pork and how he brought pork crackling to Ireland…
Matthew, Pork Crackling Flavour Genius and Chef extraordinaire, has over twenty years of professional chef experience. He has Chef experience in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and throughout continental Europe. Matthew has called West Cork his home since 2008, still works as a chef in Cork County & writes for The Irish Food Magazine, Quince Publishing.
Matthew first developed the idea of the unique snack with the distinct flavourings after studying Culinary Arts at Cork Institute of Technology in 2011. While using new product development methods, and incorporating British, Irish and a bit of Kiwi gastronomy, he created the delicious snack. The pork crackling with an Irish twist, Scratch My Pork and The Skibbereen Food Company was born.