product focus
Bad Boy Chilli’s new chilli
mashes are made from fresh
chillies, preserved, then blended
into a smooth, rich mash ready to
add instant heat and flavour to
dishes. They come in six varieties
- Scotch Bonnet, Birds Eye,
Habanero, Naga, Scorpion and
Kernow Gold – and have ‘Made
in Cornwall’ status. RRP £3.50 for
a 41g jar.
www.badboychilli.co.uk
sauces & ingredients
Spencer Richards is bringing some American BBQ tradition
to the UK with a line of BBQ rubs that takes in US flavours
for livening up pulled pork, ribs, beef brisket and chicken.
Launched in April, the BBQ Essentials range (RRP £2.99,
100g) comprises mild ’n’ sweet, smoky, spicy & smoky, spicy,
and the sugar free Skinny Pig.
www.bbqessentials.co.uk
OMacsween’s
new whisky
cream sauce
is said to be
perfect to pour
over haggis as well as other meats
like chicken and steak.
www.macsween.co.uk
OThe Fresh Pasta
Importer Valentine Foods has
launched Biagi - an organic Italian
range of products that are grown
and produced on the Biagi family
estate in Tuscany. The range - which
takes in pasta sauces, stir through
sauces and six varieties of pestos - is
listed in Tree of Life’s May catalogue and on sale in Booths.
Company has
relaunched its pasta
and sauces under a new
brand name – Mattarello
(which means rolling pin in Italian).
www.thefreshpastacompany.com
OThe Garden Pantry
www.teapeople.co.uk
One definitive spice paste that can be used in
a range of recipes is an attractive proposition
for home cooks. This is the thinking behing
Maa’s debut product – “a paste for every
taste” made from fresh green chillis, garlic,
ginger and dried spices. It comes in a 100g pot
(RRP £3.50).
www.indianspicefusion.co.uk
Cooks&Co’s
new mixed
forest mushroom
grinder provides
a convenient way
to add an intense
mushroom flavour
to dishes without
having to soak
or prepare dried
mushrooms in
advance. The 19g grinder is available
to the trade via RH Amar (RRP
£3.49).
There’s more to Mexican food than fajitas, and retailers looking for
authentic Mexican products should check out Laterra Artisan
Harvest’s cooking sauces and marinades. These have just arrived in
the UK, via Mexican food importer MexImport, and include Mi