Scally's SuperValu launch Ireland's 1st designated supermarket in-store Gluten-Free Bakery

Scally’s SuperValu, located in the heart of Clonakilty in West Cork, has become the first supermarket in Ireland to launch a designated in-store gluten-free bakery and food production facility. The new facility, with an investment of €500,000, will create five new jobs at the store.

Coeliac disease is an auto immune disease causing some adults and children to react to gluten, the protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Some coeliacs are also sensitive to the protein found in oats. If a coeliac eats gluten the lining of the small intestine becomes damaged reducing the coeliac's ability to absorb the nutrients from food. This can lead to various symptoms and complications if undiagnosed. The only treatment is adhering to a gluten-free diet for life after a positive diagnosis has been made.

Gluten is found in breads, biscuits, cakes, pasta, beer, pizza and in many manufactured foods where gluten is contained in the ingredients such as soups, sauces, gravy, salad dressings, crisps, chocolate, sweets and ready-meals. Coeliacs have to think ahead if they want to eat at a restaurant, need to take extra time reading labels when shopping and need to take care in their personal food preparation to avoid cross-contamination with gluten. Even a grain of gluten can cause harm and cause symptoms which can last for several days. Long-term consequences of coeliac disease if left untreated, can include increased risk of bowel cancer, infertility and osteoporosis.

Gluten Free Bakers at Scallys SuperValu with owner Eugene Scally

The ‘Clonakilty Gluten Free Cuisine’ range, which consists of a selection of almost 30 gluten-free products certified for coeliacs, will be available at Scally’s SuperValu Clonakilty and Scally’s SuperValu Blackrock in Cork city, with future expansion plans expected. As this innovative range is prepared in a separate bakery and kitchen, coeliacs can be assured that the range is 100% gluten-free, with all products independently tested and certified by Alpha Analytics.

Eugene Scally owner of  Scally's SuperValu Clonakilty

Speaking at the launch, Eugene Scally, owner of Scally’s SuperValu said, “1 in 100 people in Ireland are thought to have coeliac disease, with many as yet undiagnosed. The decision to develop this range was made after market research highlighted the lack of choice for coeliacs and the high cost of gluten-free products; research showed that a coeliac’s basket of goods is 87% more expensive than a non-coeliac basket. We wanted to offer customers a diverse gluten-free range that was keenly priced and of exceptional quality. Our customers feedback has been instrumental in developing the range and the response from shoppers has been extremely positive.”

The launch highlights SuperValu’s community retail model as stores are independently owned and retailers can tailor their offer for the local area. The state of the art production facility means that the gluten-free range can be produced locally in West Cork and adds to West Cork’s reputation for food leadership. The launch of ‘Clonakilty Gluten Free Cuisine’ follows the launch last year of SuperValu’s FreeFrom range which consists of over 300 gluten and dairy-free products, already in all SuperValu stores.

Chairperson of the Coeliac Society of Ireland, Mary Twohig said: “We are delighted that Scally’s have developed this facility in Cork, giving coeliacs more choice in their search for gluten-free foods, on a local basis. It is important to coeliacs that they can access a range of products that are affordable and good quality. With 15% of our membership being from Cork, it is fantastic to see local businesses, and a national retailer, rising to meet the needs of people whose only medicine is a gluten-free diet.”

Scally's "Clonakilty Gluten Free Cuisine’ Range is available both fresh and frozen and includes: 

Brown soda bread, 450g - €2.00
White bread, 400g - €2.00
White bread rolls (four pack) - €2.00
Garlic bread (130g) - €2.00
Bread crumbs (400g) - €2.00
Fruit scones (four pack) - €2.50
Plain scones (four pack) - €2.50
Celebration cake / Birthday cake - €15.99
Trifle sponge - €2.00
Cupcakes (four pack) - €3.00
Carrot cake, 400g - €3.99
Lemon polenta cake, 400g - €3.99
Mushroom soup (500ml) - €3.00
Pepper sauce (460ml) - €3.00
Roast gravy (460ml) - €2.75
White sauce (460ml) - €3.00
Vegetable soup (500ml) - €3.00
Carrot & coriander soup (500ml) - €3.00
Tomato soup (500ml) - €3.00
Potato & leek soup (500ml) - €3.00
Shepherd’s pie (450g) - €3.25
Seafood chowder (500ml) - €4.00
Seafood pie (450g) - €3.50 

SuperValu serves over 2.6 million customers every week in Ireland and now has 222 stores nationwide. 75% of everything on SuperValu’s shelves is sourced or produced in Ireland. SuperValu continues to source locally wherever possible and purchases almost €2 billion worth of goods from Irish suppliers which help to sustain 30,000 jobs in the Irish economy.

For more about Scallys SuperValu in Clonakilty see www.supervaluclon.ie

Zack

glutenfree & vegan apple pie

this summer was crazy. first of all we already had redcurrants in the garden when they were not ripe yet everywhere else. then the plums were ripe way to early and now the apples are. they were already falling from the trees 2 weeks ago!! i have no idea what is going on, but i don´t mind. it´s never to early for apples! so we baked three apple cakes last weekend and the first one we will show you today: a glutenfree & vegan apple pie.to be honest: laura risk her neck for one particular picture (i guess you know which one) and no, she was not climbing on an apple tree (almost). it was just a ladder, but a really dangerous one!! you know, those ladders which are always shaking and you are in fear all the time standig on it...but she is a brave girl, so she made it and i´m glad that my girlfriend is still alive (i was holding the ladder so strongly you can´t believe!) 

but to speak about the apple pie again: i guess it was the best reward to have a delcious piece of it after this dangerous shooting :D 

due to the glutenfree flour the pie is a little bit crumbly from the outside, but very juicy inside. we hope you enjoy!

apple pie (for a 18cm ø springform)

dough

300g glutenfree flour (150g rice flour + 150g buckwheat flour)

3 el sugar

160g cold butter or margarine

5el ice-cold water

1 dash of salt

filling

400g apples (peeled)

150g cane sugar

3 tbsp cornstarch

1-2 tsp cake spices (e.g. from sonnentor with vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, ginger)

2-3 el juice (e.g. apple juice, currant juice…)

put sugar and salt into a bowl, sieve the flour into the bowl and add the cold butter (cut first into small cubes).

stir everything with the dough Hoods vor a White. add the ice-cold water and stir again until the dough gets smooth. knead the dough at the end for a minute. cover the dough with clingfilm and leave it for at least 1 hour in the fridge. prepare the filling: peel the apples, cut into wedges and put into a bowl. add sugar, juice, cake spices and cornstarch, mix everything and leave to infuse the apple wedges. preheat fan oven to 180degrees. line the springform base with baking paper and grease the sides. take about 300g from the cold dough and roll it on a floured countertop. line the rolled dough on the base and sides of the springform (don't spread the dough completely to the top of the sides). pre-bake the dough-base for 10min at 180degrees. meanwhile roll the left part of the dough and cut with a pastry-wheel or knife 1,5cm thick stripes. take the springform out off the oven, fill with apple wedges and built the top out of the dough-stripes. verstärken

toughen the upper edge of the cake with some extra thin stripes of dough. bake the cake for 40-45min at 180 degrees. leave the cake cool down for 20min before removing the springform and leave completely cool down on a cooling rack. mix icing sugar with a bit water and spread a bit icing with a pastry brush on the top of the cake.

german translation
dieser sommer war wirklich verrückt. erst waren die johannisbeeren in unserem garten reif, da gab es sonst noch nirgends johannisbeeren, dann kamen die pflaumen viel zu früh und jetzt sind schon vor zwei wochen die ersten äpfel von den bäumen gefallen. aber wenn ihr uns fragt: es ist nie zu früh für äpfel!! wir haben letztes wochenende schon 3 apfelkuchen gebacken und den ersten zeigen wir euch heute: einen glutenfreien und veganen apple pie.

um ehrlich zu sein: laura hat kopf und kragen für das erste bild  riskiert und nein, sie ist nicht auf einen apfelbaum geklettert (fast). es war zwar nur eine leiter, aber eine ziemlich wackelige...ihr könnt es euch vielleicht lebhaft vorstellen. aber laura war zum glück mutig genug und ich war mehr als froh als meine freundin wieder boden unter den füßen hatte (ich habe noch nie so fest eine leiter gehalten).

aber um zum apple pie zurück zu kommen: ein leckeres großes stück davon war wohl die beste belohnung nach diesem gefährlichen shooting :D 

wegen dem glutenfreien mehl ist der pie von außen etwas bröckelig, von innen dafür aber sehr schön saftig. wir hoffen er schmeckt euch genauso gut wie uns!

veganer glutenfreier apple pie (für eine 18cm ø Springform)

teig

300g glutenfreies mehl (150g reismehl + 150g buchweizenmehl)

3 el zucker

160g kalte butter oder magarine

5el eiswasser

1 prise salz

füllung

400g äpfel (geschält)

150g rohrzucker 

3 el speisestärke

1-2 tl kuchengewürz (z.b. von sonnentor mit vanille, zimt, nelken, ingwer)

3 el saft (z.b. apfelsaft, johannisbeersaft…)

Zucker und salz in eine schüssel geben , das Mehl dazusieben und die kalte Butter in kleinen würfeln dazugeben. mit den knethaken gut vermengen. das eiswasser hinzufügen und weiterführen bis ein glatter Teig entstanden ist. zum Schluss kurz mit den Händen kneten. Teig in Folie wickeln und im Kühlschrank für min. 1h kalt stellen. die Füllung vorbereiten: äpfel schälen, in spalten schneiden und in eine schüssel geben. den Zucker, Saft, Gewürz und die speisestärke hinzufügen und alles gut vermengen und etwas durchziehen lassen. ofen auf 180grad umluft vorheizen. Springformboden mit backpapier auslegen, Ränder buttern. etwa 300g des Teigs aus dem Kühlschrank nehmen und mit einem kuchenholz auf einer bemehlten arbeitsfläche ausrollen. den boden und die Seiten (nicht ganz bis oben) der Springform damit auskleiden. für 10min den boden vorbacken. währenddessen den übrigen Teig ebenfalls ausrollen und mit einem teigrädchen oder messer 1,5cm breite streifen zuschneiden. boden aus dem ofen nehmen, mit apfelspalten füllen und die decke aus teigstreifen bauen. den oberen äusseren Rand des Kuchens nochmals mit schmalen teigstreifen verstärken. für 40-45min bei 180grad backen. 20min abkühlen lassen, und anschliessend auf einem kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen. ein bisschen Puderzucker mit wasser vermischen und mit einem Pinsel oder Teelöffel eine dünne Zuckergussschicht auf der Oberseite verteilen.

glutenfree red currant cake with almonds

sundays are made for cake, don´t you think so? 

here you go for a delicious glutenfree red currant cake with almonds. 

we already made that cake last week and actually we also wanted to photograph it for the blog...but we almost finished the whole cake before we had the chance to take some pictures...oops! :D

so this was our second try and finally it worked. we almost ate the whole cake again, but this time after photographing...smart, right?!

almonds and sometimes also cashews are the only nuts laura can tolerate - at least there are some! Does anyone of you guys can tolerate almonds as well, even with a histamine intolerance? 

anyways, we hope you enjoy this cake! happy sunday guys!

recipe

dough

180g redcurrants (best frozen)

160g cane sugar

40g slivered almonds

140g butter (room temperature)

2 small eggs (room temperature)

0,5 vanilla bean

140g glutenfree flour (70g buckwheat flour + 70g rice flour)

1 tl tartan baking powder

almond brittle & garnish

3-4 el sugar

50g slivered almonds

100-125g icing sugar

1 handful fresh redcurrants

preheat oven to 180degrees (top-/bottom heat). mix butter and sugar, stir egg after egg in the mix and the pulp of the vanilla bean. mix the flours and tartan baking powder in a separate bowl. sieve and stir in the mix in 3parts to the butter-sugar-egg-mix. stir in the slivered almonds. grease a rectangular loaf tin, line it with baking paper and spread on the base and sides a circa 1cm-thick layer of the dough. mix the rest of the dough with the redcurrants and fill the dough into the loaf tin. bake the cake at 180degrees for 60-65min. let it cool down for 20min and take it off the loaf tin and let it cool down completely on a wire cooling rack. mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tbsp milk until it's viscous and spread the icing on the cake by using a tablesoon. prepare the almond brittle: lay out ready 2 bigger pieces of baking paper. add the sugar to a pan or pot and let it liquify on middle heat. then add the slivered almonds and spread the mix with a tablespoon very quick on one of the baking papers. create sugar-threads: take with the backside of a tablespoon a bit of the remained sugar from the pan/pot and create sugar-threads by moving the spoon back and for above the second baking paper. let the brittle and threads cool down and break into pieces for decorating. arrange some almond brittle and fresh berries on the cake.

german translation

was wäre ein sonntag bloß ohne kuchen?! laura und ich lieben es sonntags kuchen zu essen, sei es morgens, mittags oder abends, zu irgendeiner tageszeit überkommt uns ein hieper.

heute haben wir also diesen leckeren glutenfreien johannisbeeren kuchen mit mandeln für euch.

eigentlich hatten wir den schon letzte woche gebacken und wollten ihn auch gleich für den blog fotografieren, aber so weit kam es erst gar nicht....der kuchen war nämlich schon so gut wie weggefuttert bevor er auch nur die chance hatte vor die linse zu kommen. oops :D 

aber es gibt schlimmeres als einen leckeren kuchen ein weiteres mal backen zu müssen und diesmal haben wir es auch geschafft ihn erst zu fotografieren und dann zu essen. ziemlich schlau, oder?!

mandeln und in kleinen mengen auch cashews sind übrigens die einzigen nüsse die laura gut verträgt - immerhin besser als gar nichts! wie sieht das denn bei euch aus? vertragt ihr trotz histaminintoleranz auch eine bestimmte nusssorte?

ob mit oder ohne nuss, wir hoffen jedenfalls euch gefällt der kuchen und wünschen euch noch einen schönen sonntag!

rezept

johannisbeerkuchen mit mandel

teig

180g johannisbeeren (am besten tiefgekühlt)

160g rohrzucker

40g mandelstifte

140g butter (zimmerwarm)

2 kleine eier (zimmerwarm)

0,5 vanilleschote

140g mehl (70g buchweizenmehl + 70g reismehl)

1 tl weinsteinbackpulver

mandelkrokant & dekoration

3-4 el zucker

50g mandelstifte

100-125g puderzucker

1 handvoll frische beeren

ofen auf 180grad (ober-/unterhitze) vorheizen. die butter mit dem zucker aufschlagen, nach und nach die eier und das mark der vanilleschote unterrühren. mehl und weinsteinbackpulver in einer separaten schüssel vermischen und in 3 teilen zu dem teig dazusieben und verrühren. die mandelstifte untermischen. eine kastenform einfetten und mit backpapier auslegen, und auf dem boden und an den seiten eine ca. 1cm dicke schicht teig anbringen. den rest des teiges mit den johannisbeeren vermischen und die form damit auffüllen. den kuchen für ca. 60-65min bei 180grad (ober-/unterhitze) backen. anschliessend 20min abkühlen lassen, dann aus der form heben und weiter auf einem kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen. etwas puderzucker mit ein bisschen milch zu einem dickflüssigen zuckerguss anrühren und mit einem esslöffen großzügig auf dem kuchen verteilen. den krokant zubereiten: zwei grössere stück backpapier bereitlegen. zucker in einer pfanne oder topf langsam erwärmen bis er flüssig wird und leicht braun, dann die mandelstifte unterheben und die masse sehr schnell mit einem löffel o.ä. auf einem stück backpapier verteilen und breitstreichen. auf dem zweiten backpapier zuckerfäden ziehen - einfach den rest des verbliebenen zuckers in der pfanne/topf mit der unterseite eines esslöffels aufnehmen und in geraden linien hin-und herbewegen. krokant und zuckerfäden auskühlen lassen und für die spätere deko in stücke brechen. 

einige stücke des mandelkrokants und frische beeren auf dem kuchen dekorieren.

A Taste of Donegal 2014 on from 23rd- 25th August

Since its launch in 2008 the Taste of Donegal Food Festival has grown into a three-day celebration of great food and has continued to attract thousands of people every day to a tented village on the pier area in Donegal Town. Over 26,000 people attended the festival last year over the three days!

Against the backdrop of the Bluestack Mountains and Donegal Bay a mixture of celebrity and local chefs will again be cooking up a storm over the weekend of the 23rd, 24th and 25th August.

This years festival has once again gathered together top local restaurants and hotels and over 100 food and drink producers from all over Ireland and Northern Ireland who will be showcasing and selling their products. The food stalls will also be offering tastings from an unbelievable variety of food and drink, wine and craft beers, confectionery, specialist foods, meat, fish and dairy products.

Cookery demonstrations over the weekend will include: 
Neven Maguire, Gary O’Hanlon(Donegal Food Ambassador), Tony Singh (the Incredible Spice Man), Kevin Dundon (Dunbroody House), Brian Mc Dermott (the No Salt Chef), Anthony Armstrong, Máire Dufficy (Bordbia), Philippe Henkes, Martin Anderson (Fat Chef Slim), Ciaran Kennedy, Ethna Reynolds (Burlesque Chef) and me, Zack Gallagher (Irish Food Guide). There's also a Comedy Cookery Theatre by Joe Shannon & Frank Forde.

The food festival will also include master classes by experts who will showcase their specialist skills in pastry and bread making, meal planning, cocktail mixing and will help you make the right decision when choosing wine and craft beers for all meal occasions.

Experts include Richard Finney (wine and beers), Sian Breslin (meal planning) and Franck Pasquier (artisan bread making).

"A Passion To Inspire" Chefs Competition will take place under the watchful eye of Anthony Armtrong a judge from the World Association of Chefs Society , Peter Griffths M.B.E., President British Culinary Federation, Gerard M. Molloy American Culinary Federation and Mr Bob Mc Donald, Judges from the Master Chefs of Great Britain. Entrants will be required to cook and present two different dishes, a starter and a main course, each for two covers, showcasing the best of Irish produce.

The Committee say they are looking forward to again welcoming people to what has become the premier food and drink event here in the North West and one of the best Food Festivals in Ireland!

To quote Chairperson of the organising committee and award winning master butcher, Ernan Mc Gettigan, “Come along and experience the wonderful food and drink variety available. We promise to tantalise your taste buds and as our caption says, Discover, Dine, and Delight in Donegal Town over this festival weekend and indeed every time you visit this region”.

Award winning chef Gary O'Hanlon, originally from Ramelton and currently executive chef at Viewmount House, Longford, has written a new book"Food for the Soul" and the book's official launch takes place during A Taste of Donegal Food Festival, this weekend!

Gary O'Hanlon will be launching his new book, Food for the Soul, at this years festival

In this cookbook Gary opens the door to his own kitchen with recipes for home cooked dishes each with a very unique story attached. Gary will be signing copies of the book on Saturday and Sunday. You can purchase them at a special launch price of just €10.00.

A Taste of Donegal Food Festival will take place on Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August 2014 on the Pier Area in Donegal Town. The Festival will open to the public at 4.00pm to 10.00pm Friday, 11.00.am to 7.00pm Saturday and Sunday.

The opening evening (Friday) will conclude with an amazing fireworks display over Donegal Bay!

Last year's Fireworks Display looked stunning over Donegal Bay

Admission is only €4.00 per adult, €2.00 per child and only €10.00 for a weekend pass!

Extra Parking is Available during A Taste of Donegal Food Festival at these positions around town
Abbey Vocational School – The Glebe, Donegal Town
Donegal Livestock Mart – (behind the St. John Bosco Centre)
Four Masters GAA Pitch – Revlin, Mountcharles Road, Donegal Town
Behind Donegal Tyre Centre – Drumlonagher, Donegal Town.
Public Car Parks - behind Main Street, Bank Walk, and any other designated parking areas available.

For the full programme of events and regular updates go to www.atasteofdonegal.com and find A Taste of Donegal on Facebook. Tweet your pics/messages to @DonegalFood with the hashtag #TasteOfDonegal 

I look forward to seeing you all there!
Zack

Full List of Republic of Ireland Great Taste Award Winners 2014

Republic of Ireland Winners

For Northern Ireland winners click Here

The 2014 Great Taste Award winners were announced this week and Irish food has again proven it being excellent quality product by claiming more of the prestigious Gold stars than ever before!

405 judges including leading retail buyers, chefs and food writers were involved in the seven-week judging process that involved over 10,000 individual products from the UK and Republic of Ireland. 

This year’s awards also included the first-ever judging session to be held in Belfast. I was delighted to be asked to be one of the judges and I spent a very interesting three days in Belfast working with some wonderful people who are simply and totally passionate about food.

What the stars mean:

Three Stars – Sensational food and drink that has to be tasted

Two Stars – Faultless food and drink

One Star – Close to perfect

This year six Irish Food Producers claimed the ultimate 3-Gold Stars:
James Whelan Butchers, Donegal Rapeseed Oil (Castlederg), The Cloudberry Bakery, Bell Lane Coffee, Nobó Foods and Irish Atlantic Salt Ltd.

For your information - "Teo.Ltd" means "Company Ltd." in Irish Gaelic - this implies that the company is based in a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) region of Ireland.

Republic of Ireland Food Producer	Product Description
3 Star Great Taste Award Winners
James Whelan Butchers	Beef Dripping
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd	Cold pressed Virgin Rapeseed Oil
The Cloudberry Bakery	Sea salted caramel
Bell Lane	DragonFly Espresso
Nobó	Nobó Frozen Goodness:  Fresh Lemon
Irish Atlantic Salt Ltd	Irish Atlantic Sea Salt with Dill Pollen
2 Star Great Taste Award Winners
Burren Smokehouse	Simply Better Oak smoked Irish Organic Salmon with Honey & Dill
Burren Smokehouse Ltd	Burren Smoked Irish Organic Salmon
Eight Degrees Brewing	Howling Gale Irish Pale Ale
Wrights of Howth	Wrights of Howth Smoked Mackerel Pate
Wrights Of Howth	Wrights of Howth Irish Smoked Wild Salmon
Vranken Pommery	Champagne Brut
Beyers Koffie NV	Melangerie Ethiopian Roasted Ground Coffee
Cuinneog Ltd	Cuinneog Irish Farmhouse Country Butter
Wild Food mary	Damson Vodka
Nutri-Snax Ltd	Oat Biscuit
Milseoga Uí Mhurchú, Teo	Black Currant Sorbet
Goodness Grains	Farmhouse Loaf with Sesame Seed
Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers	Cashel Blue
Killowen Farm	Killowen Farm Greek-Style Yogurt with Blueberry Compote
Killowen Farm	Killowen Farm Greek-Style Yogurt with Wexford Blackcurrant
Killowen Farm	Killowen Farm Greek-Style Yogurt with Lemon Curd
Greenvalley Farms Ltd.	Dunness Simply Better Handmade Caramelised Orange Yogurt
Greenvalley Farms Ltd.	Dunness Simply Better Handmade Lemon Curd Yogurt
Lindy O'Hara	Coopershill House Smoked Venison
Follain Teo, Cuil Aodha, Macroom, Co Cork	Follain Raspberry & Vanilla
Cooleeney Farm	Daru Semi Hard Cheese
Hilton	Lamb Loin Chops cw
Mulrines	Pressed Apple Not From Concentrate Juice
Ballymaguire	Irish chicken and sliced  potato bake
Ballyrashane Creamery	Golden Cow Butter
Apitherapy	Apitherapy
Mora Foods	Fish Pie
Bewley's	Dublin Morning Tea
Java Republic	Rubia
Mora Foods	Sheperd's Pie
Java Republic	Camomile Organic Herbal Infusion
Callan Bacon	Dry Cure Bacon Steaks.
wildwood vinegars	blackberry Vinegar
O'Brien Fine Foods	Brady Family Glazed by Hand Ham - Prepack
Ponaire Coffee Roastry	Peru Fairtrade organic Espresso Bean
Oliver Carty	Oliver Carty Rack of Pork with Alabama Rub Serve Over
Flahavan's	Flahavan's Irish Steel Cut Oatmeal
Flahavan's	Flahavan's Irish Organic Porridge Oats
The Little Milk Company	The Little Milk Company Organic Beer Washed
Duncannon Smokehouse	Irish Oak smoked Trout
Staffords Bakery	Breakfast Bread
CW Tropicai GmbH	Dr. Coy's Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
Kerryfish (Ire) Ltd. t/a Quinlan's Fish	Smoked Wild Irish Salmon
Aurivo Consumer Foods Ltd	Connacht Gold Creamery Butter
Kerryfish (Ire) Ltd. t/a Quinlan's Fish	Smoked Irish Organic Salmon
Silver Darlings	Beetroot & Horseradish Herring
Green Pastures Donegal	Sour Cream
Robert Roberts	Fairtrade Luxury Tea
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Mascarpone
McLoughlin Butchers	McLoughlins Blackstairs Rack of Lamb (Free Range)
Freshcut Foods Ireland	SKOFF Chicken and Ham Pie
Clona Dairy	SuperValu Créme Fraiche
Avoca	Avoca Best Ever Granola
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Spreadable Goats Cheese
Robert Roberts	Colombian Coffee
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Natural Yogurt
Robert Roberts	Vivaldi Espresso
Clóna Dairy Products Ltd.	Clóna Creme Fraiche
Robert Roberts	Mocha Java
Seerys, Ireland	Aldi 907g Irish Christmas Pudding
Crinkle FIne Foods	Simply Better Irish White Pudding 300g
Improper Butter	Improper Butter with Cashel Blue cheese
McErlains Bakery Ltd	SuperValu Brown Soda Quarter
Bell Lane	House Blend Espresso
Bell Lane	Dawn Chorus Espresso
Derrycamma Farm Foods Ltd	Derrycamma Farm Rapeseed Oil
Killowen	SuperValu Signature Tastes Layered Strawberry Yogurt
Green Saffron Spices / Follain Jams	Curry Sauce Medium
Crossogue Preserves Ltd	Lime & Tequila Marmalade
Glenaine Foods	Horgan's Certified Irish Angus Pastrami
Sunshine Juice Ltd Ireland	Walshe's Freshly Squeezed Grapefruit Juice
Nobó	Nobó Frozen Goodness: Vanilla & Coconut
Traditional Cheese Company	Supervalu Signature Tastes Gubbeen
Milsean	Milsean 44% Venezuela Cocoa Solids Origin Milk Chocolate Bar
Carlow Brewing, Ireland	Aldi O Shea's Traditional Irish Pale Ale
The Purple Pantry	Plum Jam with Star Anise & Cinnamon
Cocoa Atelier	Earl Grey Tea Ganache
Bewley, Ireland	Aldi S/S Single Origin Ethiopean Coffee
Traditional Cheese, Ireland	Aldi Tipperary blue
1 Star Great Taste Award Winners
Ballon Meats	Ballon Meats Back Bacon
Ballon Meats	Ballon Meats Bacon Steaks
Burren Smokehouse Ltd	Burren Smoked Irish Organic Salmon with Honey, Lemon & Dill
Burren Smokehouse Ltd	Burren Smoked Irish Organic Salmon Seaweed Marinated
The Chocolate Garden Of Ireland	Irish Whiskey Truffle
Eight Degrees Brewing	Knockmealdown Porter
Wrights of Howth	Wrights of Howth Farmed Smoked Salmon
Wrights of Howth	Wrights of Howth Irish Organic Smoked Salmon
LORGE Chocolatier	Dark Orange truffle
LORGE Chocolatier	Cappuccino tentation
Grandi Salumifici	Salumeo Salami Romana
DMK Eis	Noblissima Premium Chocolate Ice Cream
Ballymaguire Foods	Deluxe Sri Lankan Chicken Soup
Glenpatrick Spring Water Co.	Deluxe Sparkling Blood Orange & Cranberry Presse 750ml
Brady Family	Glensallagh Black Pudding
William Carr	Salmon Sensation 200g
Brady Family	Glensallagh White Pudding
Mileeven	Kilderg Organic Honey
Callan Bacon	Glensallagh Reduced Salt Back Bacon
Morning Foods Ltd	Fruit & Nut Granola
Honeyvale Foods	Glensallagh Smoked Streaky Bacon
Dorset Cereals	Simply Sumptious Luxury Fruit & Nut Muesli
Terra Ltd	Dundalgan Irish Country Cream 14.5%
Largo Food Export	Snacktastic Salted Popcorn
Abbey Farm Foods Ltd	Kilderg Blackcurrant & Rum Preserve
Dorset Cereals	Luxury Fruit Muesli
Silver Hill Foods	Deluxe Fresh Whole Irish Duckling, 2Kg
Irish Yogurts	Deluxe Irish Premium Yogurt Champagne Rhubarb 150g
Irish Yogurts	Deluxe Irish Premium Yogurt Spanish Lemon 150g
Cashel Blue	Deluxe Mature Tipperary Cheese 175g
Mileeven Fine Foods	Organic Honey
Morgans Fine Fish	Irish Smoked Salmon
Morgans Fine Fish	Whisky cured Irish Smoked Salmon
Greenbean Coffee Roasters	Classic Espresso
Cuinneog Ltd	Cuinneog Farmhouse Sour Cream
Swift Fine Foods	prepared for you Bacon and Cabbage meal
Swift Fine Foods	Chef's Cuisine roast turkey and ham with stufing
Shelta Beer Company	White Gypsy-Russian Imperial Stout 7%
O'Neills Dry Cure Bacon Co	Back Bacon
Irish Bacon Slicers	Bradley Bacon Joint - 950g
Irish Bacon Slicers	Glensallagh Unsmoked Rindless Back Bacon Rashers 2x200g
Irish Bacon Slicers	Smoked Foodservice Rashers 2.27kg
Milseoga Uí Mhurchú, Teo	Chocolate with Handmade Chocolate Chips
Milseoga Uí Mhurchú, Teo	Dingle Sea Salt Ice Cream
Goodness Grains	Chocolate Muffin
Goodness Grains	Farmhouse White Bread
Goodness Grains	Zesty Lemon Tartlet
Goodness Grains	Blueberry Muffin
Goodness Grains	Bread Bap with Sesame Seeds
Honest Bread & Cakes. Molloy's Artisan Bakery	Chocolate & Orange Pudding
Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers	Crozier Blue
Mr Crumb	Dunnes Stores Sage & Onion Stuffing
Greenvalley Farms Ltd.	Dunnes Simply Better irish Whiskey Cream
Killowen Farm	Killowen Farm Greek-Style Yogurt with Wexford Rhubarb
Killowen Farm	Killowen Farm Greek-Style Yogurt with Strawberry Compote
Wild about	Raspberry & Vanilla Jam
Silver Pail DAiry	Glenown Farm Blackcurrant Sorbet
Silver Pail Dairy	Glenown Farm French Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream
Shellfish De La Mer	Irish Crab Claws
Molaga Honey Ltd	Molaga Honey
Shellfish De La Mer	Irish Crab Meat
Follain Teo, Cuil Aodha, Macroom, Co Cork	Follain Strawberry & Passionfruit Preserve
The Good Fish Company	Smoked Salmon
The Good Fish Company	Oak Smoked Organic Salmon
Dunnes Stores Tea	Family Favourites Gold Blend Tea Bags
Follain Teo, Cuil Aodha, Macroom, Co Cork	Follain Blueberry & Raspberry No Added Sugar Jam
Sally & Joleine Barnes, Woodcock Smokery	traditional quality undyed hot-smoked Atlantic mackerel
Sally & Joleine Barnes, Woodcock Smokery	Undyed Atlantic Kipper Fillet
Sally & Joleine Barnes, Woodcock Smokery	Woodcock Smokery  smoked wild salmon
Oriel Sea Salt	Oriel Natural Mineral Sea Salt
Newgrange Gold	Newgrange Gold Camelina Oil
Newgrange Gold	Newgrange Gold Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil
Newgrange Gold	Newgrange Gold Oak Smoked Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil
Newgrange Gold	Newgrange Gold Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil Garden Herbs Flavour
Mags' Homemade	Mags' Homemade Apple Tart
The Apple Farm, Moorstown	The Apple Farm of Tipperary Cider Vinegar
James Whelan Butchers	Roasting Bacon
The Cookie Jar	The Cookie Jar Crispy Apple Crumble Mix
The Green Bowl	Frozen wheatgrass Shot
Mags' Homemade	Mags' Brown Soda Bread
Hickeys Bakery	Seeded Soda
James Whelan Butchers	Aged Rib Eye Beef
Seymour Organic Sheepwalk Farm	Organic Strip loin Irish Angus Steak
Vera Miklas	Vera Miklas White Modelling Chocolate
McErlain's Bakery Magherafelt Ltd	Genesis Crafty White Sub Rolls
McErlain's Bakery Magherafelt Ltd.	Genesis Crafty 2 Round Sodas
So Popcorn	Salty Caramel
McErlain's Bakery Magherafelt Ltd.	Genesis Crafty Fruited Toaster Wheaten
McErlain's Bakery Magherafelt Ltd	Genesis Crafty Plain Scones
McErlains Bakery Magherafelt Ltd.	Genesis Crafty Seeded Sub Rolls
McErlain's Bakery Magherafelt Ltd.	Genesis Crafty Ultimate Mince Pie
Pauls Butchers	Homemade Mince Steak Pie
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd	Donegal Rapeseed Oil Gold Selection Infused with Curry
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd	Donegal Rapeseed Oil
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd	Donegal Rapeseed Oil Gold Selection Rapeseed Oil
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd	Northern Ireland Rapeseed Oil with Garlic
Donegal Rapeseed Company Ltd	Yellow Wonder Rapeseed Oil
RED DOG Artisan Foods	Nori infused Sea Salt
Mulrines	Pressed Apple & Mango Juice
HIlton	Hickory Smoked Back Rashers
Glenisk	Senga Strawberry Yoghurt
Hilton	Irish Fillet Steak
Carton Bros	BBQ chicken thighs with north carolina sauce
Alison McElroy for Tesco	Rock Scones made Sultanas & West Country Clotted Cream
Hilton	Steak house seasoned Sirloin steaks
Ardrahan Dairy Products	Ardrahan Cheese
Milleens Cheese Ltd	Milleens Farmhouse Cheese
Coolea Farmhouse Cheese	Mature Coolea
Panem	Panem mulled wine syrup
Bewley's	Bewley's Irish Breakfast Loose Tea
Torrisi, Catania, Italy	Torrisi caffe diamante
Mora Foods	Wexford Lamb Empanada
Mora Foods	Braised Beef Empanada
Mora Foods	Malbec Braised Beef Empanada
Bewley's	Bewley's Irish Afternoon Tea 80s
Bewley's	Bewley's Kenya
Bewley's	Bewley's Espresso Ground Coffee
Mora Foods	Cottage Pie
Java Republic	Rooibos & Caramel Flavoured Organic Infusion
Callan Bacon	Dry Cure Bacon Medallions.
Callan Bacon	Dry cure whiskey smoked rashers.
Arthur Mallon Foods	Old style pork sausage
Lily O'Briens	Key Limey Pie
Silver Hill Farm	Silver Hill Confit Duck Legs
Silver Hill Farm	Silver Hill Duck Fillets
Silver Hill Farm	Silver Hill Yummy Duck
Silver Hill Farm	Silver Hill Duck Fat
Dunola	Dunola Rapeseed oil
Prestige Foods	Supervalu Smoked Salmon Pie
Larkin's Bakery	Multigrain Yeasted Bread
Prestige Foods	Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Raspberry Sherry Trifle
O'Brien Fine Foods	Rudd's White Pudding 280g
O'Brien Fine Foods	Rudd's Black Pudding 280g
McCloskeys Bakery	McCloskeys White Batch
McCloskeys Bakery	McCloskeys Crusty White Pan
Bean West Coffee Roasters	Haven't a Clew
Fusco foods	Raspberry roulade
Fusco Foods	Irish cream liqieur roulade
Waldron Meats Roscommon Ireland	Home Cured Irish Back Rashers
Oliver Carty	Oliver Carty Organic Dry Cured Slow Roast Smoked Bacon Belly
Oliver Carty	Super Valu Smoked Thick Cut Rasher
Oliver Carty	Oliver Carty Free Range Dry Cured Unsmoked Rasher
Oliver Carty	Super Valu Unsmoked Thick Cut Rasher
Oliver Carty	Super Valu Smoked Rasher
Flahavan's	Flahavan's Irish Porridge Oats
The Little Milk Company	St Patricks Organic
Sea of Vitality	Milled Dillisk/Dulse
Sea of Vitality	Ground Kelp
The Snacktastic Food Co.	Sea Salt And Black Pepper Nuts
Staffords bakery	Staffords Bakery Crusty White Sliced Pan
Staffords Bakery	Staffords Bakery Chocolate Orange Ganash
Duncannon Smokehouse	Oak Smoked salmon
Staffords Bakery	Staffords Bakery Honey and Spelt
Staffords Bakery	Staffords Bakery Low GI Bread
Staffords Bakery	Staffords Bakery Brown Soda
Staffords Bakery	Staffords Bakery Chia & Wholegrain bread
Friends 2 Dinner Ltd	Belgian Chocolate Truffle Kit
Jungbunzlauer	Dr. Coy's Stevia Erylite
Bombay Pantry	Butter Masala sauce - Gluten Free
Silver Darlings	King Matjes Herring
Green Pastures Donegal	Creme Fraiche
The Blue Haven Food Company	Mushroom Soup
Sticky Fingers Bakery	Breakfast Muffin
Green Pastures Donegal	Dunnes Stores Double Crem
Bombay Pantry	Bombay Chicken Curry (medium spice level)
Silver Darlings	Star of the Sea Herring
Green Pastres Donegal	Dunnes Stores Sour Cream
Bombay Pantry	Butter Chicken Masala (medium spice level)
Wonderfoods	Donnelly Italian Style Roasting vegetables with pesto
Robert Roberts	Luxury Leaf Tea
Manufacturer	Traditional  rashers
Aurivo Consumer Foods Ltd	Connacht Gold Low Fat Butter
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Chocolate & Hazelnut Spread
Manufacturer	Bacon joint with  honey and mustard
Aurivo Consumer Foods Ltd	Connacht Gold Softer butter
Robert Roberts	Decaf Black Tea
Aurivo Consumer Foods Ltd	Connacht Gold Garlic & Herb butter
Avoca	Avoca White Onion, Potato & Parmesan Soup
Robert Roberts	Rainforest Alliance Organic Tea
Clona Dairy	SuperValu Sour Cream
Neville's Bakery	Irish White Sliced Bread
Opera Foods Ltd.	Cookies Milk Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Freshcut Foods Ireland	SKOFF Beef and Stout Pie
Yawl Bay Seafood Ltd.	Yawl Bay Seafood - Cooked Irish Crab Claws and Cooked Irish Crab Meat.
Mulrines	SuperValu Cranberry & Raspberry Juice
Opera Foods Ltd.	Cookies Cranberry & White Chocolate Cookie Dough
Seerys Heatherfield Ltd	Champagne Christmas Pudding
Blenders	My Family Favourites Bolognaise Sauce
Robert Roberts	Fairtrade Segovia
Avoca	Avoca Salted Caramel & Chocolate Tart
White's/ Stafford Lynch, Ireland	Aldi Organic Porridge
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Fat Free Natural Yogurt
Sunshine Juice	SuperValu Signature Tastes Still Lemonade
Robert Roberts	RR Costa Rica
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Natural Yogurt with Raspberry
Clóna Dairy Products Ltd.	Clóna Freshly Whipped Cream
Clóna Dairy Products Ltd.	Clóna Sour Cream
Barber Day	SuperValu Gold Blend Teabags
Robert Roberts	El Salvador & Brazil
Tendermeats Ltd	Dunnes Stores Simply Better Connemara Hill Lamb Boneless Loin Chops
Follain	SuperValu Signature Tastes Red Onion Relish
Tendermeats Ltd	Dunnes Stores Simply Better 1/2 Leg of Connemara Hill Lamb
McGraths	McGraths Gold Tea
Tendermeats Ltd	Dunnes Stores Simply Better French Trimmed Connemara Hill Rack of Lamb
Hancock & Abberton	Cafe de Cuba Santiago
Fusco Foods	SuperValu Signature Tastes Belgian  Chocolate Birthday Cake
Kepak Ltd	SuperValu Signature Tastes Irish Pork Rack with a Bramley Apple & Sage butter
McGraths	McGraths Reserve Tea
Caherbeg Free Range Pork Ltd.	Rosscarbery Recipes Dry Cure Loin Rashers
What's for Pudding?	Lemon blueberry Pudding
Butlers Chocolates	Dark Salt Caramel
Eurilait	Aldi Continental selection- Roquefort
What's for Pudding?	Chocolate Pudding
Munroes	Munroes Jamaican Jerk Authentic Marinade
What's for Pudding?	Sticky Toffee Pudding
Avoca	Avoca Fragrant Beef Sukka
Robert Roberts	Colombian Tres Rios
Honeyvale Foods Ltd.	Costcutter Naturally Smoked Rasher
Crinkle Fine Foods	My Family Favourites Irish Black Pudding
Glenaine Foods	Horgan's Lightly Smoked Ham (on the bone)
Honeyvale Foods Ltd.	Glensallagh 390g Smoked Back Bacon Rasher
Freshcut Food Services	Full Irish Breakfast Pie
The Foods of Athenry	Mega Munchy Muesli
Maria Lucia Bakes	Cashew almond & cinnamon granola
McErlains Bakery Ltd	SuperValu Wheaten Soda Loaf
Day's of Whitegate	Day's Health Loaf
Bell Lane	Misty Mountain Filter
Putog Teoranta (De Roiste Puddings)	De Roiste 300g Black Pudding
Island Seafoods Ltd.	Hot Smoked Herring with Orange & Rosemary Butter
Gallagher's Bakery	Uncle Aiden's Stoneground Wholemeal Bread
PANA BREAD	green olive and parmesan pana loaf
Healy's Honey, Ireland	Aldi Organic Honey
Follain	Supervalu Signature Tastes Seville Marmalade
Island Seafoods Ltd.	Smoked Mackerel with Ginger, Chilli & Lime Glaze
Dunns Seafare Ltd	SuperValu Signature Tastes 100% Applewood Smoked Salmon
Green Pastures Donegal	Yeats Country Full Fat Soft Cheese
Ballymaguire	SuperValu Signature Tastes Lamb Tagine
Wexford Home preserves	Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Orange & Honey Ham Glaze
O Hartagain Pure Bread Ireland Ltd	Tibradden Soda
O Hartagain Pure Bread Ireland Ltd	Inishmaan Soda - Bake at Home
Ballymaguire	SuperValu Signature Taste Pork Fillet in wholegrain mustard sauce
Wicklow Rapeseed Oil	Wicklow Rapeseed Oil
Irish Yogurts Ltd	SuperValu Signature Tastes Sun Ripened Raspberry Yogurt
Ballymaguire	SuperValu Signature Tastes Duck with Orange Sauce
Kepak Ltd	SuperValu Signature Tastes Irish Hereford Striploin Steak
Lakeland Dairy	SuperValu Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream
Green Saffron Spices / Follain Jams	Tantilizing Tikka
Sunshine Juice, Ireland	Aldi S/S Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice with bits
Callan Bacon, Ireland	Aldi Specially Selected Beechwood Smoked Irish Bacon
Sláintúil Teoranta (trade name - HealthyYou	Sesame Seaweed Salad
Thunders Bakery Limited	Ginger Loaf
Sunshine Juice Ltd Ireland	SuperValu Signature Tastes Grapefruit Juice
Sunshine Juice Ltd Ireland	Walshe's Orange & Raspberry Juice 250ml
Follain, Ireland	Aldi Irish Kitchen Country Relish Caramelised Red Onion Relish
Boyne Valley Group	My Family Favourites Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Thunders Bakery Limited	Farmhouse Loaf
Follain	Supervalu Signature Tastes Raspberry Conserve
Monaco Cupcakes	Tiramisu Cupcake
Monaco Cupcakes	Carrot Cake Cupcake
The Foods of Athenry	Honeyed Almond & Rosemary -Gourmet Toasts
The Jelly Bean Factory	The Jelly Bean Factory Super Sours Gourmet Jelly Beans
The Foods of Athenry	Multiseed with cumin -Gourmet Toasts
The Jelly Bean Factory	The Jelly Bean Factory Sweet Heart Jelly Beans
Traditional Cheese Company	Supervalu Comte
Irish Cheese Direct	SuperValu Signature Tastes Cashel Blue Cheese
In Season Fine Foods - Margaret Guinan	Golden Beetroot Relish
Green Valley, Ireland	Aldi Duneen Specially Selected Farmhouse Strawberry Yogurt
Keogh's Crisps Limited	Keogh's Shamrock & Sour Cream Potato Crisps
Salann Mara Acla t/a Achill Island Sea Salt	Achill Island Sea Salt
Keogh's Crisps Limited	Keogh's Roast Beef & Irish Stout Potato Crisps
Jinny's Bakery Ltd	Jinny's Hi-Fibre Sugar Free Brown Soda Bread
Keogh's Crisps Limited	Keogh's Atlantic Sea Salt & Irish Cider Vinegar Potato Crisps
Keogh's Crisps Limited	Keogh's Sweet Chilli & Irish Red Pepper Potato Crisps
Milsean	Milsean wholebean Douglas Blend
Irish Atlantic Salt ltd	Irish Atlantic Sea Salt Oak smoked
Jinny's Bakery Ltd	Fruit Scone
PureBred Bakery	PureBred Pancakes
PureBred Bakery	PureBred Multigrain Farmhouse Loaf
PureBred Bakery	PureBred Raisin Toast
Jinny's Bakery Ltd	Jinny's Hi-Fibre Brown Soda Bread
Follain, Ireland	Aldi Dark Orange Marmalade
Crossogue Preserves Ltd	Sugar Free Marmalade
Sushi King	Singapore Noodles
Robert Roberts, Ireland	Aldi McGraths Reserve Blend Tea Bags 80s
Cocoa Atelier	Salt & Caramel Ganache Dark Chocolate
Sunshine Juice Ltd Ireland	Walshe's Traditional Lemonade 1L
ABP Cahir, Ireland	Aldi Specially Selected Irish Angus Rib Eye Steak
ABP Cahir, Ireland	Aldi Specially Selected Irish Angus Fillet Steaks
Lir Chocolates	Himalyan Salt
Lir Chocolates	Almond & Valencia
Lir Chocolates	Raspberry and redcurrent Vinegar
BFree Foods	Brown Seeded Rolls
BFree Foods	Brown Seeded Loaf
BFree Foods	Soft White Rolls
Wexford Home Preserves	Dunnes Stores Simply Better Handmade Gooseberry Preserve
Wexford Home Preserves	Wexford Home Preserves Raspberry Extra Jam
Old Irish Creamery Cheese	Old Irish Creamery extra Mature White Cheddar

The awards are organised by the Guild of Fine Foods and all products to rate 3-Stars will now go forward to the Final Stage of the awards on 8th September in London, when the Supreme Champion Award will be announced.

Congratulations to everyone who succeeded in winning such recognition for their food product.

For Northern Ireland winners click Here

Zack