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GOURMET NEWS MARCH 2016 www.gourmetnews.com HOT PRODUCTS 2 5 Hot Products Make Trendy Appetizers with Blue Crab Bay Blue Crab Bay's Oysters Rockefeller and Clams Casino mixes offer novel and easy ways to make two trendy appetizers. Until now, preparation of either of these impressive and storied hors d'oeuvres was time-consum- ing, but not any more. Oysters Rockefeller Mix features an air-dried spinach-and-herb blend. A simple recipe calls for shucked oysters, butter, Worcestershire sauce and Parmesan. Consumers can bake their oysters in real shells or ramekins. Clams Casino Mix contains dehydrated red bell peppers and spices along with crumbs and bacon bits. Consumers supply fresh clams, butter, Parmesan and lemon juice. Oysters Rockefeller originated in New Orleans in 1899 as a baked oys- ter on the half shell topped with spinach, herbs, breadcrumbs and bacon bits. Clams Casino is also a traditional "baked clam on the half shell" dish, featuring red peppers, breadcrumbs and bacon. It dates to 1917 in Rhode Island. Blue Crab Bay 800.221.2722 sales@baybeyond.net Sweet New Zealand Treats Manuka Honey products continued their success at the Winter Fancy Food show with the intro- duction of the new Classic Manuka Honey Salted Caramels. These great treats will satisfy the cravings of caramel lovers around the world. Combining organic brown rice syrup, evaporated cane juice and clean Pacific Sea Salt with Manuka Honey makes a healthy New Zealand everyday treat that cannot be beat. Manuka Honey is renowned for its health benefits. Pacific Sea Salt con- tains natural trace elements required by the body by drying the sea salt for 13 months by Sun and wind. Why not enjoy chewing your way to good health? Another new offering is Pacific Sea Salt Chipotle BBQ salt for the gourmet and backyard grillers. Your favorite barbeque dish will never taste better than when using this high quality barbeque salt. Perfect on salads, pasta, spuds and avocado. Now available in the new 2.5-ounce along with Mesquite BBQ salt and the perfect garnishing Flaky Sea Salt with the famous pyramid crys- tals. Pacific Resources 805.684.0624 www.shoppri.com Smoky Sensations with Saltworks The popular Smokehouse™ line of wood-smoked salts by SaltWorks® offers a range of three intensely flavored gourmet selections. All natural, kosher certified and GMO-free, these tantalizing varieties are made with truly authentic ingredients and smoked over real wood. No artificial flavors here. Packaged in eye-catching 2.5 - ounce glass jars, these salts sparkle in the spice aisle or in barbeque grilling displays, and make a perfect offering alongside the butcher counter for smoky, hot-off-the- grill flavor pairings. Available in cases of six. Bonfire® Extra Bold Smoked Sea Salt Sea is naturally smoked with seven different woods for 14 days to produce in- tense smoke flavor. Your customers will love its powerful, rugged essence. Wildfire® Smoked Sea Salt & Herbs is a delicious, put-it-on-everything seasoning. The sea salt flakes are infused with real garlic & rosemary and slow smoked over pecan wood to create its rich, herbaceous taste. Hellfire® Smoked Habanero Sea Salt is a flaky sea salt smoked over Mesquite wood and infused with habaneros & limes that creates a smoky salt with a zesty kick. Its hot, smoky spice is right on trend with the spicy pepper flavors that are flying off the shelves. Saltworks 800.353.7258 sales@seasalt.com www.seasalt.com Have You Tried the Pearls of France? You may already know this unique product under different names: snail caviar, snail eggs, perles de France or white caviar. The delicate salting with French guerande sea salt (Fleur de sel) exalts the natural flavors of the pearls, which are roe of French born and raised snails. Escargot caviar is a new and exciting ingredient that is gaining popularity in modern gastronomy. It has an exquisite flavor that can add a touch of luxury to infinite of appetizer dishes, such as cold cucumber soup shots, tuna tartar, lime jello, spinach sweet dip, duck confit and more. You can also enjoy your snail caviar on its own, or you can add a touch of cream and savor it with a spoon. It goes well with blinis and you can also serve it with toast. Snail caviar and champagne are one of the latest trends in fine dining. See all other French delicate foods it is carrying at www.clippertondelices.com. Clipperton is specialized in bringing to North America the best-kept secrets from France. If you are looking for unique flavors and products, it will proudly serve you. It offers both bulk and nicely packaged products ready for retail. Clipperton 604.639.3220 info@clippertondelices.com www.clippertondelices.com Coconut Water from Thailand As the world's fastest-growing drink in 2014, coconut water today is not just only found in tropical countries but also in grocery stores around the world. Rich in vitamins and minerals and low in calories, it's attracting the attention of the health- and weight-conscious worldwide. Coconut water from Thailand is winning taste tests by many food blog- gers and gourmet magazines. This is because the country's superb climate and incomparable fertile soil make Thai coconut incredibly full of fragrance and succulent flavors. Next time you drink coconut water, try one from Thai- land. Thai Trade Center - New York 212.482.0077 info@thaitradeny.com www.ditp.go.th, www.thaitrade.com Vintage Italia Continues to Innovate with Pasta Chips 2015 was a banner year for Vintage Italia's Pasta Chips. It has launched a new flavor, new packaging and has new distribution – and it continues to innovate in the category. Steady growth is expected for the brand throughout 2016. Pasta Chips are the brainchild of Founder and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Bello, whose discovery of the popular dish of fresh pasta dough lightly baked then topped with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt during a trip to the Tuscan countryside of Italy inspired him to recreate the dish into a crunchy snack for health-conscious consumers the world over. Bello honors Pasta Chips' Italian heritage by using the very same semolina flour, ancient grains and Italian herbs that were celebrated more than 800 years ago. Vintage Italia www.pastachips.com White Coffee Introduces 'Café Blanco' for Nespresso Systems – A New Pod Format White Coffee Corporation introduces a new coffee format: Nespresso® compatible capsules. The new espresso pods, created under the "Café Blanco" White Coffee moniker, come in one deliciously rich variety, "Pitch Dark Blend." The dark roast Arabica coffee product launched officially at the Winter Fancy Food Show, and will be available in 10-capsule boxes nationwide later this year. Café Blanco Pitch Dark Blend is uniquely positioned to target an espresso lover who seeks to capture the European delicacy, with the ease of a one-cup Ne- spresso system. White Coffee continues its dedication to packaging innovation, adding to full service coffee offerings, including coffee and coffee products in bags, bricks, sin- gle serve coffee, BioCup® and now Nespresso compatible coffee pods. White Coffee 800.221.0140 www.whitecoffee.com New Ariston Organic Balsamic Vinegars The products in the new Ariston line of organic balsamic vinegars are charac- terized by a perfect balance between sweet and sour. This product is made exclusively with organically farmed grapes, without pesticides involved. The entire production process is certified in order to guarantee consumers com- pliance with the highest organic farming standards, guaranteed by the CCPB certifying body. To make the vinegars, the grape must, cooked over a direct heat in an open vessel, simmers slowly and is concentrated until it is reduced to about one third of its original volume. It is then placed in the attic, in a series of casks of oak wood. Here the balsamic vinegar passes the years acidifying and aging until it has reached a balance that only the alchemy of time can provide, prod- ded along by the masterful hands of artisans. This balsamic is naturally dark and dense, with a 5 percent acidity content. Add some over strawberries or on your favorite salad to add complexity. Ariston Specialties 860.224.7184 www.AristonSpecialties.com

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