Sauces

Original Balachaung Medium

Burma Star Foods

Made to a traditional Burmese recipe, this spicy relish comprises dried prawns, fresh onions, hilli fla es, garli and s i es. udges loved the “powerful aroma, meaty rawn and u a i flavours burst on the tongue”.

burmastarfoods.com

Chocolate Habanero, Cocoa & Black Garlic Intense Hot Sauce

Kickin’ Chilli

Charcoal-roasted peppers, chocolate habanero chillies, cocoa and black garlic teamed up to impress the judges here, who said this sauce’s satisfying level of heat ut it in a “league of its own.”

kickinchilli.co.uk

India Joywala

Prices Spices

This medium-heat pineapple & naga chilli chutney ticked all of the boxes for the panel. “A perfect balance of sweet fragrant pineapple paired with a great spice mix, multi-layered and wellconsidered heat.”

pricesspices.com

Chimi Hot

CHIMILOVE

The judges applauded this chimichurri’s generous quantities of oil and whole spices among the herbs and chilli. “Well-balanced sourness, crunchy texture and heat,” was their verdi t.

chimi.love

(Not)Soy Sauce

Koji Kins

It is the addition of aged oji ri e that gives this ‘0% soy’ sauce its wallop and depth. “A wonderful innovation, pure unadulterated umami and lovely sa e aturity,” commented judges. “It should be a storecupboard essential.”

kojikins.com

Black Bean Chilli Paste

RoniB’s Kitchen.

This smooth, hot chilli aste has a really inviting appearance with a wonderful orange, red and black hue,” remarked the judges. “A brilliant product with a deep, rich aroma and ig, roasty flavours including spices and umami.”

ronibkitchen.co.uk

DYB Chun Yuan Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce / Black Bean

Doyoubo Industry Co.

“A russet brown sauce with shimmering red tones,” noted the judges. “The nose is full of ferment with notes of wine. The thick mouthfeel is sublime. Rich and beefy flavour full on u a i, yet sweet and balanced.”

mitdub.com

Aji Criolo

Mr Vikki’s

“Let the chilli do the talking,” says the producer of this 84% chilli sauce that the judges found to be “full of texture with a super-fresh fruity aroma, beautiful chilli taste and lovely itri rightness”.

mrvikkis.co.uk

Jalapeno & Lime Fermented Hot Sauce

Eaten Alive

“Refreshing and unique,” concurred the judges. eautiful li e flavour with the salty, umami hit from the miso to add interest and depth. Balanced acidity and sweetness. asting flavour and well blended.”

eatenalive.co.uk

Black Lime Chutney

Mr Vikki’s

Limes are fermented for a year to create this dark, rich, thick chutney. “We loved the heat, urnt toffee olour, de th of flavour, erfe t te ture, lever spicing and knock-out aroma,” said the judges.

mrvikkis.co.uk

Preserved Lemon with Turmeric, Ginger & Garlic

Eaten Alive

Judges felt this product truly captured fresh ginger and tur eri flavours. “A really exciting purée that delivers a eautifully fragrant, complex, and natural aro a and flavour. deli iously vi rant delight.”

eatenalive.co.uk

Sambal Hijau

Parva Spices

The judges were delighted by this mint and coriander sambal with green serrano chilli produced in Wales. “A pleasingly crisp texture, fresh vegeta le nose, well alan ed flavour and lovely mouthfeel from the oil.”

parva-spices.co.uk

Noya Sauce - Soya Sauce Alternative

Sozye

Made with seaweed, this sauce scored top marks for its savoury yeasty aro a, intense dark colour and syrupy texture. Judges added: “The well-balanced flavour had so any layers u a i, salty, ri h and meaty all at once.”

sozye.com

Noyster Sauce

Sozye

his vegetarian oyster sau e alternative is ade from seaweed. “Glossy and decadent, rich with umami and perfectly balanced. Salty and intense, it is in complete harmony with the rich acidity,” enthused the judges.

sozye.com

Hot Stuff Horseradish

The Bay Tree Food Co.

Judges’ praised this hot horseradish for being “delicious, fresh, amazingly balanced, complex, with strong umami notes, a tiny hint of sweetness, punchy aroma, lusciously textured, but best of all that unique rooty heat.”

thebaytree.co.uk