Gourmet Lanka Food Catalogue Part 1

Food Solutions Product Catalogue 2019/20 Edition The Home of the Finest Food Products for HORECA and Retail BAKERY & PATISSERIE

DESSERTS HOT & COLD

SAVOURIES & PIZZAS

HOT KITCHEN & READY MEALS

SAUSAGES & COLD CUTS

FISH RAW & SMOKED

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WELCOME! Dear Customers, Welcome to the Gourmet Lanka Catalogue 2019/20 Edition.

Its been a lot of fun writng this 2nd Edition, and an immense amount of hard work.

I hope you like the result, and find food solutions that help your F&B business become more efficient, save costs, and provide the exciting new menu ideas your customers expect.

Inside you will find:

6 Main Sections

covering all you

require for a hotel or restaurant, with

402 Pages, 453 Products & Over 500 Pictures.

...And an Immense Amount of Passion & Belief in our Mission.

I Hope That We Can Delight & Surprise You. Roman Scott

MD Gourmet Lanka

OPEN YOUR MIND TO ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES! 03

OUR MISSION

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AS THE LEADING PREMIUM QUALITY FOOD

MANUFACTURER DEDICATED TO THE HOTEL, RESTAURANT & Cafe (”HORECA”) MARKET in south asia, OUR MISSION IS TO LEAD AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF F&B IN THE HORECA INDUSTRY. WE WORK TO HELP CLIENTS

OUTSOURCE

THEIR

LARGE

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EXPENSIVE

KITCHENS AND BAKERIES, & REDUCE THEIR FIXED COSTS. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY DELIVERING FOOD SOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE THE LARGEST RANGE, WITH THE BEST QUALITY, AT THE BEST PRICE FOR THAT QUALITY, SUPPORTED BY THE MOST CREATIVE NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION. WE Also aim TO TAKE OUR QUALITY PRODUCTS DIRECTLY TO THE RETAIL CONSUMER MARKET, VIA SUPERMARKETS, TO MEET THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE GROWING MIDDLE CLASS FOR BETTER QUALITY AND HEALTHIER READY-MADE FOOD FOR THOSE THAT VALUE ‘THE GOOD STUFF’ OVER SIMPLY CHEAP STUFF. GOURMET LANKA.

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BETTER. FASTER. CHEAPER. SAFER.

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HOW TO

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WHAT YOU ARE

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SECTION 1

BAKERY & PATISSERIE

Breads: A complete range of European & American breads including Italian classics, German rye, US bagels & grissini.

Premium French patisserie: Made with 100% Danish butter, value range in quality margerine. All sizes 20g mini/40g/60g Semi-ďŹ nished products: European quality tart shells (sweet & savoury) in 5 sizes, pizza bases, tortillas & puff pastry.

US-English bakery: Including Danish butter cookies & mufďŹ ns, cup cakes, English fruit cakes, scones, sweet buns & tea cakes, Chicago & NY cheesecakes (100% Danish cream cheese). Our cake range includes 65 classics, & we are happy to customise.

Gourmet conserves & preserves: (Minimum real fruit content 50%) including strawberry conserve, & a wide variety of tropical fruit preserves & chutneys.

Available soon: Real fruit syrups that are better than French imports for drinks & cocktails in bars & cafes.

All products available blast frozen, par-baked, or fresh for certain lines. We can custom make any bakery item.

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SECTION 2

DESSERTS HOT & COLD Here you will find a full range of hot & cold desserts.

We love really good chocolate & believe that it is worth paying a little bit extra for the best when it comes to the heavenly cocoa bean. Our discerning customers agree.

We provide the largest range of premium Belgium chocolate products in South Asia. In this section you will find chocolate lava cakes, chocolate mousses & chocolate ganache. Under our American Bakery section you can find chocolate cakes and cheesecakes, and under the French Patisserie section chocolate tarts.

We can also custom make any dessert item.

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SECTION 3

SAVOURIES & PIZZAS In this section you will ďŹ nd a large range of savouries including our best selling premium Chinese rolls, Detroit square pizzas and proper Quiche Lorraine Pies Rolls Puffs Samosas Patties Ready Made Pizzas Buns Quiches We can also custom make any savoury item.

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SECTION 4

hot kitchen & ready made meals We believe that classic dishes are famous for a reason, so we set out to map the world’s top 100 dishes, and produce a standardised version of them.

Although this is the core of our range, we can custom make anything else you want. Available in 1 kg packs blast frozen, including soups.

Ready made meals: we have made it our mission to introduce the South Asian market to RMMs. 25 of our world top 100 dishes are available as ready made meals, and the range is continually expanding. The retail packs are used by some hotel customers as their room service menu, which saves the high cost of a night Chef.

Soups: comprise a range of classics, both clear and dairy based soups, with many best selling products.

Mediterranean food: our newest range comprises mediterranean dips, classic sauces and healthy starters. We make the best hummus in Asia and our fresh basil pesto is also a top seller.

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SECTION 5

sausages & cold cuts Sausages: our range of premium processed meat products start with real German standard sausages 100% meat with no fillers, binders, soy or wheat, and gluten free. Quite simply no one else makes real sausages in South Asia.

Cold Cuts: our range of Italian mortadellas is designed to match European quality at a better price and are perfect for buffet starter boards and sandwich fillers.

Smoked Products: our House speciality is our smoking capabilities, using a proper smoke house using real German beechwood.

Most so-called smoked products are artificial & chemically treated to give a “smoked flavour”. Here you will find our smoked chicken, turkey and duck products, and smoked chicken ham and bacon.

Meat on Sticks: we also specialise in real satays, and produce Yakitoris and Kebabs. Available in HORECA 1kg packs and retail.

Premium Burgers: complete the meat products section.

We use the best grade chicken that meets US FDA standard. All our beef and lamb is imported from Australia

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SECTION 6

FISH RAW & SMOKED We have our own fish sourcing and processing facility that provides fish for our finished Hot Kitchen products. We therefore can provide sashimi grade fillet blocks of Yellowfin Tuna for select customers blast frozen to -40 degrees C. We specialise in South Asia’s first genuine real wood smoked fish products which are exceedingly healthy & tasty, and a better Indian Ocean sourced alternative to expensive Norwegian smoked salmon.

Three species are available: • Smoked Yellowfin Tuna • Smoked Mahi Mahi (Both cold smoked and hot smoked) • Smoked Spanish Mackerel

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HOTELIERS Of Sri Lanka

YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU COST COMPETITIVE TO BECOME A LOT MORE

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HOTEL FIXED COSTS 20

The world has changed for hoteliers in 2019 in Sri Lanka.

It is now imperative to turn fixed costs into variable costs to survive.

Now more than ever hoteliers need to seize the benefits of outsourcing, and become ‘lean and mean’.

F&B IS BY FAR THE LARGEST SINGLE FIXED COST in an average full service hotel. This is driven by high staffing levels, the extensive separation of duties in the traditonal chef hierarchy with at least 6 levels and separate pastry and hot kitchen staff, generous benefits & allowances, EPF & ETF, meals, exceedingly high utilities and gas costs, huge dedicated floor spaces as a large hidden cost, inefficient purchasing and supply deals, inventory and stores costs and wastage, and finally capital costs that can exceed 100 million LKR for a fully equipped kitchen for a 100 to 150 bed hotel. Not to mention the continuous HR managment issues and the food safety risks.

REVENUE VOLATILITY has always been a feature of the extreme seasonality in Sri Lanka long before the recent Easter bombings, as well as low productivity and hidden costs. Working closely with a professional food solutions provider to outsource all or part of your F&B is the best way for hotels to protect earnings.

Gourmet Lanka is the only quality USFDA & EURO standard partner.

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WE UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEMS

HOTEL OWNER

RESTAURANT OWNER

FOOD ENTREPRENEUR 22

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GORMET LANKA FOOD SOLUTIONS PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS

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OUR FACILITY...

20,000 SQUARE FEET OF PRODUCTION SPACE

5 SUPER SIZE PASTRY DECK OVENS 2 ROTATING STEAM PASTRY OVENS

1 RONDO CROISSANT MACHINE

MEAT PROCESSING & SAUSAGE MAKING LINE

2 HOT KITCHEN RANGE PRODUCTION LINES

1 HOT KITCHEN R & D TEST LINE 1 RETORT PACK HI TEMP/PRESSURE MACHINE PACKING LINE (INCLUDING FOR READY MADE MEALS)

6 ROOM SIZE WALK IN CHILLERS 6

ROOM SIZE WALK IN FREEZERS

4 ROOM SIZE -40OC BLAST FREEZERS 1 VEGETABLE & FRUIT CHLORINE AUTO DOSE SANITISER MACHINE

ADVANCED 5 LEVEL WATER FILTRATION

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full time CHEFS & over 50 casual staff 26

...WITH IN HOUSE EURO STANDARD WALK-IN SMOKE HOUSE USING GERMAN BEECHWOOD FISH COLD & HOT SMOKING CAPABILITIES

FULL FOOD SCIENCE TESTING FACILITY

3 FULL TIME FOOD SCIENTISTS PLUS 6 FOOD SCIENCE DEGREE

UNIVERSITY INTERNS CONTINUOUSLY ON SITE 27

A US FDA & EURO ISO STANDARD FACTORY WITH MULTIPLE ACCREDITATIONS This is to certify that

Fernando Gibson & KAE Pvt Ltd Trading as EpiQ Foods 306 A, Handapangoda Road, Rathmalgoda, Ingiriya, Sri Lanka.

Food Safety Management System has been assessed and registered as conforming with the requirements of the ISO 22000:2005

Scope: Manufacturing of Hot Meals , Frozen Meals ,Meat Products, Bakery & Confectionery Products Food Categories: CI,CII, CIII,CIV

Certificate Registration No. 000161-1-LK-1-FSS Certified Since

26.07.2016

Valid from

24.10.2017

Valid until

25.07.2019

Managing Director Business Systems Certification Pty, Ltd. (BCert) P.O. Box 75, St Marys NSW 1790, Australia Certification is subject to satisfactory ongoing Surveillance Assessments.

The validity of this certificate can be verified at www.jas-anz.org/register.

Issue No. 3 Dated: 24.10.2017

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OUR CUSTOMERS A Small Selection

......and many more in the pipeline, including the world's top restaurant brands and several airlines .

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Our Retail Products Are Available in the FOLLOWING SUPERMARKETS

WIFE AT WORK? MAID GONE TO DUBAI? KIDS ALONE AT HOME? DONT WANT MOTHER-IN-LAW TO MOVE IN ?

DELICIOUS MEALS IN MINUTES FROM AROUND THE WORLD NOW AVAILIABLE AS READY MADE MEALS IN MAJOR SUPERMARKETS

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REASONS WHY

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QUALITY We are food guys and we take pride in our quality and range.

We dont skimp on anything, and we really do strive to be simply the best in what we do.

The world is uncertain, but you can control what you eat. and you are what you eat. Increasingly your customers understand this and want quality, not just quantity at a cheap price.

premium quality

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CONSISTENCY We have all experienced what happens when an otherwise great restaurant or hotel has ‘off’ days when it is clear that the main chefs are absent.

Or restaurants that establish a taste and quality reputation which changes overnight whan a new chef arrives.

In the HORECA business, food can and should be like a manufactured product-the same each time. It is possible to do with food what Mercedes and Rolex does with cars and watches. This is what we do.

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GOOD VALUE We recognise that F&B and the HORECA market is a price sensitive sector, and that you the customer are always looking for a good deal.

We also passionately believe in quality, and that consumers are willing to pay a bit more for the ‘the good stuff’, and that delivering a better tasting product in the long run delivers more sales.

We aim to provide the very best prices for our quality level that gives you value for money.

We also have dedicated food costing accountants at your disposal, and can provide full menu design and suggested pricing and gross margin plans.

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INTERNATIONAL SKILLSETS However well-rounded a Chef may be, we all know that in the end only a Sri Lankan can cook real Sri Lankan food. You really need a Thai to do great Thai food, a European to do European stuff, and a Chinese Chef to provide proper ‘Wok-Fire’ Chinese. and it goes on...

We invest in this skill set so our clients don’t have to.

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REPUTATION RISK PEACE OF MIND Food health and safety is always of top concern for the industry. Many leading hotels and restaurants have suffered signiďŹ cant reputation damage from food safety problems.

It is simply so much easier for a dedicated factory that does nothing else but handle and produce food to provide that peace of mind and ensure that the full chain of production, storage and the daily clean down are always conducted properly, thus minimising food safety risks.

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WIDE SELECTION At our last count we had over 400 products in 6 categories covering most of what any hotel, restaurant or retail supermarket could desire. We can be a one stop shop for a complete outsourced solution. We have designed and provided the entire food selection for some HORECA clients who now only have to buy eggs and fresh milk to serve a 150-200 pax hotel restaurent, with only 4 chefs, a combi oven and a walk-in freezer

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PROTECTION FROM THE ENDLESS RISE OF OPERATING COSTS Kitchens are expensive. The space is expensive and the equipment is eye-wateringly expensive, if you invest in world class kit. Even worse, it is ususally priced in USD or Euros. The trouble is buying cheap doesn’t save money, you have to get quality to last. And it all depreciates very fast...and chefs always want/need another piece of equipment. and then there’s the inflation in gas, electricity and water...

Let us carry that burden for you. It is all priced into our 1 KG bags.

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INNOVATION Our founder is passionate about food trends and the science of taste and his search for ‘Umami‘, what he calls “the science of delicious”. He is equally passionate about his belief that Ready to Eat Meals and commercial outsourcing is quite simply the future of food, and delivers better economics and more consistent quality.

In truth he is a little bit crazy, and its the kind of crazy that drives us all to continually innovate and create new exciting products that get to the cutting edge of trends today. As a result we are pushing the boundaries in introducing new prodcuts and global cuisines, methods and ingredients into the Sri Lankan and South Asian market. We have a dedicated R&D ‘Skunk Works’ that develops a new product a week.

Take a look at the WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S HOT section for ideas for your menus.

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THE CRAZY 88 Vimukthi Aka: The Dark Horse Finance Manager

Roman Scott Aka: Iron Man MD

Dilka Aka: Doctor Dilka Food Safety & Compliance Manager

Aravinda Aka: Mr.BMW Sales Manager

Florence Aka: She's Dutch!

Bars & Fine Dining Manager

Chef Athula Aka: The Colonel Exec. Chef Pastry Team

Chef Sunil Aka: Siya Exec. Chef Hot Kitchen & R&D

Chef Asitha Aka: Chef Sausage Meat Processing Lead Chef

Dinuri Aka: "Meow"

Pubudu Aka: Pubba HR Manager

Basil Supermarket Sales Manager

Lakshika Doctor Dilka's Mini-Me

Maneesha Food Costing Accountant Space-Cabates

Ashen Graphic Designer

Purchasing & Supply Chain

Chef Marilyn Aka: Chef Merlin South East Asia Lead Chef

Dinuka Aka: Dispacha Dispatch Manager

and another 70 bods...

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CORPORATE SALES aravinda@gourmetlanka.lk sales@gourmetlanka.lk

Aravinda +94 773395662 Basil +94 776284842

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COMING SOON

Online Ordering READY BY SEPTEMBER 2019 42

ARE YOU A BUDDING

ENTREPRENEUR?

RESTAURANT RESTAURANT

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Always dreamed of owning your own restaurant but nervous about the costs and consistency of chefs & food safety risks?

Already own a restaurant but not competitive or need to reduce costs?

TALK

TO US We can provide your entire menu better, faster cheaper, more consistent and safer.

We provide a full service: menu design, costing, recommended pricing, dish prep S.O.P's & plating, training & health & safety protocols.

We have the global chef skill base to deliver truely authentic world dishes and international consultant chefs.

We are continually doing R & D on trends & developing new products that will sell.

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Visit Our Factory PROFESSIONAL HORECA BUYERS: CONTACT THE SALES TEAM TO ARRANGE A VISIT AND PRODUCT TASTING.

TAKE A QUICK TOUR ONLINE! A VIDEO TOUR IN 3 MINUTES ON YOU TUBE @ GOURMET LANKA FOOD SOLUTIONS.

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MADE WITH

YOGA

Yes, We Love What We Do, But Its A Tough Job Cooking All Day, So We Bring Peace & Love Into Our Food With A Weekly Yoga Session In Our Factory. It Works!

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WHAT’S

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WHAT’S

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WHAT’S WHAT’S

NEW HOT

H o w t o e a t h e a lt h y a n d s t ay d e l i c i o u s

The Mediterrean Diet The heart-healthy Med diet focuses on whole grains, vegetables, beans, nuts, fruits and herbs all tied together with olive oil, often made into dips. Proteins centre on fish, with only moderate amounts of dairy, eggs and red meat.

SERV ING SU GG E

ST IO N

Check out our new Med Diet range of dips & breads: Perfect Hummus, Baba Ganoush, Mutabal and Eggplant Caviar in the Hot Kitchen Section. Equally healthy items include our Guacamole and to-die-for Italian Fresh Basil Pesto. Pair with our Pita Bread, Grissini Breadsticks and Rye Bread from the Pastry Section, and our new Smoked Fish items under the Meats section. Available in retail packs and Horeca 1kg packs. These are chilled products.

Average composition

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Net Wt. Y=oaO nr

125 g

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Best Served with Gourmet Lanka Pita Bread & Breadsticks

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fïo ¨Kq cg;G nfhOg;G Salt Fat 0.31g/100g

15.5g/100g

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WHAT’S WHAT’S

NEW HOT

Not just a fad

Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free.

It looks like the growing trend of reducing or avoiding animal proteins is here to stay, especially with Millenials.

So we have finally produced a proper German Rye bread made with imported German Rye (very low GI) and a Multigrain bread (low GI) to complement our standard issue Ciabattas and Foccacias and Paninis that we have made for a decade. Our Mediterranean dip range is all Vegetarian or Vegan, and we have many more vegetarian hot dishes in the works. All our Sausage range is Gluten Free.

Look for the Vegetarian symbol, the Vegan symbol and the Low GI symbol in the catalogue.

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WHAT’S WHAT’S

NEW HOT

W h y t h e w o r l d l o v e s t h e v e r s at i l i t y o f t h e t o r t i l l a

It's a Wrap!

Our customers love them, and so do we. Be it as a ‘wrap’ with one of our super popular sandwich mixes like our Signature Tandoori Chicken from our range of 15, or turned into a Burrito with our Guacamole and Salsa mixes and rice, whats not to love.

Given the health trend, we have just launched a wholewheat version, perfect for your health food menus.

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WHAT’S WHAT’S

NEW HOT

H a s c h o c o l a t e f i n a l ly m e t i t s m a t c h i n s w e e t h e a v e n ?

Salted Caramel We have to confess this is was a particular obession with the old man at the top, so to keep the Chairman happy we perfected our delectable mix of butterscotch & sea salt and first launched it as a traditional french tartlette, also available in larger sizes to order. Try it at the Coffee Been & Tea Leaf with one of their cappuccinos, or find it at Glomark Supermarkets.

fida,agâ leru,a gdÜ

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Allergy Advice :

Caramel Tart

Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Fresh Cream (Milk), Sugar, Eggs, Icing Sugar, Butter (Milk), Salt, Lime, Baking Powder, Vanilla Essence

Store below + 5 oC

Salted

Net Wt. 80 ± 5 g

Next up was a Salted Caramel Mousse for the retail market, which is decadently delicious. Now we can’t stop.

Watch this space for other new salted caramel ideas for your dessert menu.

SYSTEM CERTIFIED

FSSC 22000

ISO 22000

SYSTEM CERTIFIED

GMP

SYSTEM CERTIFIED

Manufactured in Sri Lanka’s most modern food factory by: Fernando Gibson & KAE Pvt Ltd. No. 306A, Handapangoda Road, Rathmalgoda, Poruwadanda, Ingiriya, Sri Lanka.

Tel: +94 34 22 55935 e-mail: customercare@gourmetlanka.lk A Calamander Group Company Calamander F & B (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Calamander House, 85 Circular Road, Singapore 049437

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WHAT’S WHAT’S

NEW HOT

P r o t e i n t h a t ' s a s h e a lt h y a s i t i s t a s t y

Smoked Omega Oil Rich Fish Given the popularity of our real smoked meat products using German Beechwood (see our Meat section - Smoked Products), we thought we should turn our attention to fish.

We think that the quality of Sri Lankan oily fish is second to none, but no one has turned it into the tastiest format smoked. Our company links to Scotland help with the expertise required, and the resulting product is exceedingly good and very healthy.

Check out the Smoked Mahi Mahi (available both Cold Smoked & Hot Smoked), Smoked Spanish Mackeral and Smoked Yellowfin Tuna in the Fish Section at the end of the catalogue.

Sri Lankan offshore waters have the lowest sea pollutant level in the World, and they produce the best tropical commercial fish. These products are exceptional.

The Mahi Mahi, common in Sri Lankan waters an and excellent white fish

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WHAT’S WHAT’S

NEW HOT

Everyone Loves Sausages.

And Everyone Loves Cheese.

B u t c h e e s e i n a s a u s a g e ? W h at w o u l d t h e G e r m a n s t h i n k ?

And yes, the Americans are right. Despite being German Sausage purists at Gourmet Lanka, we decided to make a proper cheese sausage where the filling is real cheese and it drips out nicely. We made it Cheese & Onion, inspired by the famous British potato Crisps flavour, and it has already become one of our bestsellers, second only to the spicy Chorizo and ahead of our Thuringer and Frankfurter. Kids love it. Check out the whole range in the Meats Section., The only 100% meat and totally gluten free sausages in South Asia.

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