Produce Awards 2018: South West regional judging
The South West regional delicious. Produce Awards 2018 judging in association with Fisher & Paykel was hosted at Taste of the South on 21 July.
The expert team of judges taste-tested their way through all the fabulous shortlisted products (see below) from the region, in this year’s Produce Awards.
A huge thank you to ALL the producers who entered and who’ve made it as far as the shortlist.
Which products are going through to the national final?
The standard of the entries was high, with 30 products being selected to go through to the national final in October, to be held at London’s Borough Market.
- Swoon Nocciola (Hazlenut) Gelato
- Swoon Raspberry Sorbetto
- Buttermilk Confections Caramel Sea Salt Crumbly Fudge
- Ramsbury Brewery & Distilling Co Gin
- Ramsbury Brewery & Distilling Co Vodka
- Ann’s Pasties Cornish Pasty
- Stroud Brewery S’wheat American Wheat Beer
- Stroud Brewery Premium Organic Lager
- Stroud Brewery Alederflower Pale Ale
- Stroud Brewery Hop Drop Pale Ale
- field&flower Cote de Boeuf
- field&flower Premium Chicken, Lemon, Garlic & Thyme Sausages
- Tracklements Strong Horseradish Cream
- Primrose Herd Smoked Back Bacon
- Primrose Herd Traditional Breed Shoulder of Pork
- Primrose Herd Cornish Hogs Pudding
- Seafood & Eat It Cornish Crab Pot With Trewithen Gin
- Seafood & Eat It Fifty Fifty Crab
- Seafood & Eat It Cornish Crab Pots with Brown Shrimp
- Seafood & Eat It Crab Salsa
- Seafood & Eat It Crab Rillettes
- The Donhead Apple Company English Sparkling Wine Methode Traditionelle
- The Donhead Apple Company Donhead Craft Cider
- Trewithen Dairy Cornish Clotted Cream
- Rodda’s Classic Churned Cornish Butter
- Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream
- Porlock Bay Oysters
- Sharpham Park Organic Pearled Spelt
- Artisan Malt Vinegar Company Artisan Malt Vinegar
- Hobbs House Bakery Organic Wild White Sourdough
The judges
Charlie Turnbull – A cheese specialist who is the Director of the Academy of Cheese, sits on the board of the Guild of Fine Food, and an online retailer and wholesaler of speciality foods.
Mary Macneal – Co-director of Mad For Food, co-ordinating Food and Drink Expo facilities and a beef farmer for over 20 years.
The shortlist
- The Cornish Pasty
- Artisan Malt Vinegar
- Caramel Sea Salt Crumbly Fudge
- Premium Chicken, Lemon, Garlic & Thyme Sausages
- Cote de Boeuf
- Steak & Tribute Ale Pasty
- Chicken & Bacon Pasty
- Piri Piri Chicken Slice
- Katsu Chicken Slice
- Moroccan Vegetable Pasty
- Cornish Pasty
- Cornish Cheddar & Caramelised Onion Pasty
- Organic Wild White Sourdough
- Oysters
- Smoked Back Bacon
- Cornish Hogs Pudding
- Traditional Breed Shoulder of Pork
- Chorizo Style Sausage
Ramsbury Brewery & Distilling Co. Ltd
- Ramsbury Gin
- Ramsbury Vodka
- Cold Smoked Wild Venison
- Black Gold Rapeseed Oil
- Cornish Butter
- Cornish Clotted Cream
- Cornish Crab Pot with Trevethan Cornish Gin
- Cornish Crab Rillettes
- Cornish Crab Salsa
- Cornish Crab Pot with Brown Shrimp
- Cornish Fifty Fifty Crab
- Organic Pearled Spelt
- Alederflower Pale Ale
- S’Wheat American Wheat Beer
- Hop Drop Pale Ale
- Nocciola (Hazlenut) Gelato
- Lampone (raspberry) Sorbetto
- Donhead Craft Cider
- English Sparkling Cider (Methode Traditionelle)
- Red Onion Marmalade & Walnut Biscotti
- Strong Horseradish Cream
- Cornish Clotted Cream