Postscript to the Auckland Food Show

Posted on 03/08/2011 by Roger

Here's an extract from an article by Eveline Harvey in The New Zealand Herald:

Auckland Food Show: A taste of what's on offer

"... Over at the Q Gardens stand, owner Roger Keller encourages me to try some jalapeno jelly. It makes a great marinade for cuts of meat, he tells me and goes well with peanut butter on toast and even - apparently - vanilla icecream.

There's no icecream at hand, but I try some with a bit of bread.

It's rather sweeter than I'd expected but a lovely hit of chilli flavour spreads across my palate seconds later and although I can sense it was once present, the heat has been cleverly stripped away.

Started in Waitara, Taranaki, more than 30 years ago by its original owners, Q Gardens is now based in Whangamata.

Keller says the huge variety of preserves the company makes has come about as a result of working closely with cafes and tailoring products to their individual requirements.

But since the company started selling its chutneys, relishes, jams and sauces through retail stores two years ago, the fruits of those working relationships are available to all ..."

See the full Article: Auckland Food Show: A taste of what's on offer - NZ Herald.