Pryde Meats butcher makes Parramatta Eels-themed blue and gold sausages
It’s protein, Parramatta style. One Sydney butcher is not mincing around when it comes to exhibiting support for the team he has backed for more than four decades.
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Forget the traditional beef snags or the gourmet variety — Pryde Meats owner Manuel Dinoris is stuffing his four Sydney butcheries with blue and gold chicken sausages as the anticipation for his team’s first Grand Final berth explodes.
“Parra’s on fire and so are we at the moment,’’ he said.
“I didn’t realise it was going to take off so much. I think everyone’s excited.
“We’ve sold 100kg so far and we’ve had someone from Goulburn coming to Campbelltown to get 20kg.
“I think we’ll sell 200kg at least.’’
The chicken and chive sausages were chosen over beef thanks to their skin making it easier to dye in the bold Parramatta hues.
Mr Dinoris runs butcheries at Narellan, Campbelltown, Miranda and Top Ryde, where Eels forward Ryan Matterson is a regular customer and the business’ unofficial ambassador.
The 48 year old Mr Dinoris joins an army of Parramatta supporters desperate for a win and will be part of the sold-out crowd at Accor Stadium on Sunday night.
“I’ve never been more excited,’’ he said.
“We’re the only team in the modern era that hasn’t won it in 36 years.’’
The father-of-two started following Parramatta in 1980 on the cusp of its four premiership victories that saw the club dominate the decade and there will be three generations of his family cheering for them on Sunday.
“We have rivalry in the family, of course,’’ he said.
“My brother used to be the Manly mascot that runs on the field for 15 years.
“Growing up in Redfern I should have been a Souths supporter but Parramatta was so good.’’
When Pryde Meats aren’t crafting their footy snags, they’re busy producing award-winning cuts. Narellan butcher Brett Laws was in the Australian team which finished second in the World Butchers’ Challenge in Sacramento, California, recently and Narellan manager Sean Bailey was the NSW apprentice of the year about 15 years ago.
Rob Turner, also from Narellan, was a finalist in the WorldSkills Australia tournament in 2010.
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