Top specialty foods of 2015
Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels from Fat Toad Farm in Vermont was named the most outstanding new specialty food product of 2015 at the recent Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. The product was one of 33 sofi—specialty outstanding food innovation—Award winners who were honored at the annual competition that recognizes excellence in all specialty food categories.
Winners were announced June 29 at the 61st Summer Fancy Food Show produced by the Specialty Foods Association. This year's winners were selected from more than 2,700 entries. The contest, now in its 43rd year, is open to members of the Specialty Food Association.
The winners are:
Outstanding Appetizer, Antipasto, or Hors d 'Oeuvres - Lone Mountain Wagyu: 100 percent Fullblood Wagyu Beef Summer Sausage
Outstanding Baking Ingredient, Baking Mix, or Flavor Enhancer - Sutter Buttes Natural and Artisan Foods: Blood Orange Olive Oil Brownie Kit
Outstanding Bread, Muffin, Granola, or Cereal - Callies Charleston Biscuits: Cheese and Chive Biscuits
Outstanding Cheese - Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.: Bay Blue
Outstanding Chocolate - Laurie & Sons: Dangerously Delicious Black Licorice Chocolate Toffee
Outstanding Classic Product - Vermont Creamery: Cultured Butter Sea Salt Basket
Outstanding Cold Beverage -Owl's Brew: White and Vine
Outstanding Condiment - Sir Kensington's: Special Sauce
Outstanding Confection - Big Picture Farm: Goat Milk Chai Caramels
Outstanding Cookie Brownie, Cake, or Pie - Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery: Organic Molten Chocolate Cake - Dark Decadence
Outstanding Cooking, Dipping, or Finishing Sauce - TIE CHarissa: Authentic Moroccan Seasoning, Kitchens of Africa: Zanzibar
Outstanding Cracker - Grains of Health: Laiki Black Rice Crackers
Outstanding Dairy or Dairy Alternative Product- Bellwether Farms: Blackberry Sheep Milk Yogurt
Outstanding Dessert Sauce, Topping, or Syrup- Coop's MicroCreamery: Salted Caramel Sauce
Outstanding Foodservice Product - Crown Maple: Grade A Very Dark Color Strong Taste Maple Syrup
Outstanding Frozen Savory - Callie's Charleston Biscuits: Country Ham Biscuits
Outstanding Hot Beverage - Tea Forte: Vanilla Pear Tea
Outstanding Ice Cream, Gelato, or Frozen Treat - Steve's Ice Cream: Speculoos Cookie Butter Ice Cream
Outstanding Jam, Preserve, Honey, or Nut Butter - Manicaretti Italian Food Imports: Sicilian Pistachio Spread
Outstanding Meat, Pate, or Seafood - Fra' Mani Handcrafted Foods: Salametto Piccante
Outstanding Oil - Culinary Collective: Castillo de Canena Smoked Arbequina Olive Oil
Outstanding Pasta, Rice, or Grain - Nella Pasta: Corn, Caramelized Onion & Thyme Ravioli
Outstanding Pasta Sauce - Sauces 'n Love: Pumpkin and Kale Alfredo Sauce
Outstanding Salad Dressing - Nago Foods: Cracked Sesame Miso
Outstanding Salsa or Dip - Wozz! Kitchen Creations: Kiwi Lime Salsa Verde
Outstanding Savory Snack -Maya Kaimal Fine Indian Foods: Sweet Chili Chickpea Chips
Outstanding Soup, Stew, Bean, or Chili - Cook San Francisco: Nona Lim Thai Curry and Lime Broth
Outstanding Sweet Snack - Pipsnacks: Kettle Pipcorn
Outstanding Vegan or Gluten - Free Product Tate's Bake Shop: Gluten Free Ginger Zinger Cookie
Outstanding Vinegar - Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods: Organic Apple Balsamic Vinegar
Outstanding Product Line - Fat Toad Farm: Farmstead Goat's Milk Caramel
Outstanding New Product - Big Picture Farm: Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels
A full list of winners can be read here.
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