HAMPSHIRE food producers had cause to celebrate after toasting success in the ‘Oscars of the food world’.
After months of assessments and consideration by more than 500 judges, producers from across the county have won a range of awards for products including chocolate, jams, lamb and coffee.
Organised by the Guild for Fine Food, the Great Taste Awards are recognised as a benchmark for food and drink, described as the food worlds’ Oscars.
Months of assessing goes into finding the award-winning products involving 62 judging days across the UK.
Blind taste-tests have now seen Hampshire producers racking up more than 70 stars between them from apple juice to ice cream and charcuterie to cheese.
Tracy Nash, commercial manager for Hampshire Fare said: “We know what amazing food we have being produced here and it is great to see this recognised on a national platform.
“A lot of time, care, passion and skill goes into making these products and I am so pleased to see the efforts and talents of our producers being recognised and rewarded.”
The full list of winners:
A Basing Bakes
Leek and Tunworth Quiche – 2 stars
Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake - 1 star
Ambrose Sausages
Woodland Salami - 2 stars
Anvil Coffee Roasters
Anvil Blend 1 - 3 stars
Anvil Single Origin Brazil Fazenda Samambaia – 1 star
Chalk Stream Foods Ltd
Chalk Stream Foods Smoked Trout Pate - 2 stars
Charlotte Brown's Handmade
Onion Relish – 2 stars
Piccalilli – 1 star
Farmer’s Choice Free Range
Wild Boar Loin Chops - 2 stars
Pork Lion Rack French Trim – 1 star
Minced lamb – 1 star
Hampshire Cheeses
Winslade – 2 stars
Hill Farm Juice
Cox Apple Juice - 1 star
Hockeys Farm shop
Hockey's Farm Shop rare breed British Lop hand of pork - 2 stars
Jude's Ice Cream
Mango Sorbet - 3 stars
Caramel Pecan Dairy Ice Cream - 2 stars
Gin & Tonic Dairy Ice Cream - 2 stars
Very Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream - 1 star
Truly Chocolate Dairy Ice Cream - 1 star
Lisa's Larder
Shoulder of Keyhaven Mutton - 3 stars
Rack of Keyhaven Lamb - 2 stars
Leg of Keyhaven Hogget - 2 stars
Keyhaven Lamb Barnsley Chops – 1 star
Laverstoke Park Farm
Organic Buffalo Mozzarella - 2 star
Laverstoke Park Salted Caramel Ice Cream - 2 stars
Laverstoke Park Earl Grey Ice Cream - 2 stars
Laverstoke Park Cardamom Ice Cream - 2 stars
Laverstoke Park Chocolate Ice Cream -1 star
Lyburn Farmhouse Cheese
Old Winchester Extra Mature – 2 stars
Stoney Cross – 2 stars
Lightly Oak Smoked – 2 stars
Moonroast Coffee
Moonshot Blend – 1 star
MoMo’s Handmade Artisan Preserves
Clementine and Cointreau Marmalade – 1 star
Naked Jam
Blackcurrant Extra Jam - 3 stars
Strawberry Extra Jam – 1 star
New Forest Ice Cream Ltd
Lime & Coconut Sorbet - 2 stars
Dairy Coconut Ice Cream - 1 star
Gin and Pink Grapefruit Sorbet – 1 star
Owtons
Spicy Meatballs – 1 star
Readitional pork sausages -1 star
Summerdown Farm
Summerdown Chocolate Peppermint Crisps – 1 star
Chocolate Peppermint Cream Dominoes – 1 star
Two Hoots Cheese
Loddon Blewe – 2 stars
Barkham Blue – 2 stars
The Tomato Stall
Pure Isle of Wight Tomato Passata – 1 star
Wessex Wild Plum Company
Golden Bullace Liqueur - 2 stars
Yarty Cordials
Blueberry and Basil - 1 star
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