Great Taste of Irish food gains increased recognition at awards
The number of Irish winners in the Great Taste Awards has shot up from 161 winners two years ago to 535 in 2012.
In what is described as the biggest independent benchmarking scheme for local, regional and speciality foods in Britain and Ireland, 8,807 entries were whittled down to 123 three-star winners.
Those winners are judged again, and whittled down to the 50 highest-scoring.
One of these will be the Great Taste supreme champion, to be announced on Sept 3 at a red carpet occasion in London.
There’s a 14% chance that champion will be Irish, because there are seven Irish food producers in the top 50.
There are 12 Irish three-star winners, 112 two-star winners, and 411 one-star winners. Some are non-Irish products, winning awards for their Irish retailers.
The 535 winners can count their products among the best -tasting foods in these islands. They include a huge range of products, from teas, coffees and chocolates to meats, prepared meals and dairy.
The Great Taste organisers say that sales of speciality food and drink have remained resilient. “Consumers are eating out less, but are unwilling to compromise on the quality of food eaten in the home.”
Awareness of the positive impact on rural communities is also thought to be a driving force behind continued growth in artisan foods.
Irish winners in the Great Taste 2012 awards are as follows:
* G’s Gourmet Rhubarb & Ginger Jam, G’s Gourmet Jams (Abbey Farm Foods), Abbeyleix, Co Laois (Top 50).
* SuperValu Smoked Rack of Bacon, Oliver Carty, Athlone, Co Roscommon (Top 50).
* Yeats Country Spreadable Goats’ Cheese, Green Pastures (Donegal), Lifford, Co Donegal (Top 50).
* Moyallon Guanciale, Hannan Meats Ltd, Craigavon, Co Antrim (Top 50).
* Kettyle Dry Aged Marrow Butter, Kettyle Irish Foods, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh (Top 50).
* Hand Made Corned Beef, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd, Craigavon, Co Down (Top 50).
* Hand Made Sweet Corned Pork, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd, Co Down (Top 50).
* Java Beans, Robert Roberts Ltd, Tallaght, Dublin.
* Thompson’s Titanic Tea Bags, Punjana Ltd, Belfast.
* Wild Hot-smoked Albacore Tuna, Woodcock Smokery, Skibbereen, Co Cork.
* Connacht Gold Softer Butter, Connacht Gold, Ballymote, Co Sligo.
* Rib Eye Steak, Cloughbane Farm Shop, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone.
Ó hArtagáin Pure Bread Ireland; Ancient Oatgrain, Ó hArtagáin Pure Bread Ireland, Dublin 6.
McCloskey’s Cottage Brown, McCloskey’s Bakery, Drogheda.
Larkin’s Kerry Porter Brack, Larkin’s Bakery, Milltown, Co Kerry.
Porter Cake, O’Connor’s Craft Bakery, Ennis, Co Clare.
Stafford Bakery Belgium Chocolate Ganashe, Stafford Bakery, Gorey, Co Wexford.
Village Bakery Organic Rye Toasting Muffins, produced by Sinnack (Germany), Aldi Ireland
Lime (filled chocolates), Cocoa Atelier, Dublin 2.
Guinness Bar (Chocolate bars) Lir Chocolates, Navan, Co Meath.
Irish Wheaten Bread, Yellow Door Ltd. Portadown, Co Armagh.
Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Co Couture, Belfast.
Scone, The Deli Bistro and Patisserie, Bangor, Co Down.
Custard Tart, Ann’s Pantry, Larne, Co Antrim.
Irish Cream Tiramisu, Slice of Heaven, Newtownards, Co Down
Glastry Farm Yellowman Honeycomb Ice-Cream, Glastry Farm Ice-Cream, Newtownards, Co Down.
Luxury Christmas Pudding, The Cloudberry Bakery, Castlemaine, Co Kerry.
Bramley Apple Pie, Deliciously Different Cake Co Ltd, Dublin 9.
Rose Scented Berry Tart, Elizabeth Ann Desserts Collection, Colloooney, Co Sligo
Harvest Malt Fudge, Blackthorn Foods, Belfast.
Gookies Natural Cookie Dough, Gookies, Midleton, Co Cork
Kilcree Gold Active Manuka Honey 10+, produced by Healy’s Honey, Ballincollig, Co Cork, Aldi Ireland.
Sarah’s Zesty Honey with Ginger, Mileeven Fine Foods, Piltown, Co Kilkenny.
Abbey Farm Strawberry Jam (G’s Gourmet Jams).
Abbey Farm Raspberry Jam, (G’s Gourmet Jams).
SuperValu Apricot Jam, produced by Materne Confilux, Belgium: Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Caramel & Butter Paste, Cocoa Atelier, Dublin 2.
Folláin Extra Fruit Seville Orange Thin Cut Marmalade, Folláin Teoranta, Macroom, Co Cork.
Rhubarb & Elderflower Jam, En-Place Foods UK Ltd, Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
Blackcurrant & Orange Jam, En-Place Foods UK Ltd.
Finest Irish Canadian Maple Rashers, produced by Hilton Foods, Tesco Ireland.
Finest Irish Hickory Smoked Back Rashers, produced by Hilton Foods, Tesco Ireland.
Smoked Rasher, Connolly Meats, Scotstown, Co Monaghan.
Premium Irish Smoked Maple Cure, 250g, produced by Honeyvale Foods, Lidl Northern Ireland.
Honey and Mustard Bacon Joint, Connolly Meats, Scotstown, Co Monaghan.
Horgan’s Honey Baked Ham on the Bone, Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies, Mitchelstown, Co Cork.
Horgan’s Honey Baked Half Ham, Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies.
Horgan’s Lightly Smoked Ham on the Bone, Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies.
SuperValu Wiltshire Ham on the Bone, produced by Brady’s, Naas, Co Kildare; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Horgan’s Certified Irish Angus Spiced Beef, Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies.
Horgan’s Certified Irish Angus Roast Beef, Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies.
Irish Angus Sirloin (Rump) Steaks, produced by Hilton Foods, Tesco Ireland.
Silver Hill Foods Pekin Duck, Monaghan
Dexter Rib-Eye Steak, Bruce’s Hill Farm Shop, Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Fillet Steak, Cloughbane Farm Shop, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone.
Glenarm Shorthorn Sirloin, Hannan Meats Ltd, Craigavon, Co Antrim.
Glenarm Shorthorn Fillet, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Glenarm Shorthorn Rib-eye, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Hereford Fillet Steak, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Dry Aged Wing Rib Steak with Traditional Bone Marrow, Kettyle Irish Foods.
Poultry/sausages/black puddings/burgers/pies
Fresh Whole Irish Duckling — produced by Silver Hill Foods, Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Coolanowle Farm Organic Black Pudding, Coolanowle Organics, Carlow.
Chicken Liver Paté, Bramley Lodge, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.
Beef Sausages, Alfie Murray Family Butchers, Downpatrick, Co Down.
6oz Steak Burger, Alfie Murray Family Butchers.
Steak & Kidney Pie, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd, Craigavon, Co Down.
Home Made Chicken Liver & Shallot Parfait, Quails Fine Foods, Banbridge, Co Down.
Herb Cured Smoked Salmon, Kenmare Select, Co Kerry.
Atlantic Treasures Smoked Irish Mackerel with a Ginger, Chilli & Lime Glaze, Island Seafoods Ltd, Killybegs, Co Donegal.
Cold-smoked Irish Haddock, Woodcock Smokery, Skibbereen, Co Cork.
Galway Bay Seafoods Smoked Mackerel, Galway Bay Seafoods.
Yeats Country Greek Style Yoghurt, Green Pastures (Donegal).
SuperValu Supreme Vanilla Yogurt, produced by Irish Yogurts, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Specially Selected Champagne Rhubarb Yoghurt, produced by Irish Yoghurts, Aldi Ireland.
Specially Selected Lemon Yoghurt, by Irish Yoghurts, Aldi Ireland.
Duneen Specially Selected Handmade Farmhouse Yoghurt with Strawberries, produced by Green Valley Farms Ltd, Aldi Ireland.
Yeats Country 30% Creme Fraiche, Green Pastures (Donegal).
Glenstal Irish Creamery Butter, Salted — produced by Arrabawn Co-op, Glenstal Foods Ltd, Murroe, Co Limerick.
Drumlin Cows Cheese, Corleggy Cheeses, Co Cavan.
Darú, Cooleeney Cheese, Thurles, Co Tipperary.
Finest Kolios Barrel Aged Feta — Produced by Futura Foods (Greece), Tesco Ireland.
Simply Better Ardrahan, Traditional Cheese Co Ltd, Dublin 12.
Yeats Country Soft Cheese, Green Pastures (Donegal).
Yeats Country Organic Full Fat Soft Cheese, Green Pastures.
Creeny Sheep’s Cheese, Corleggy Cheeses.
Finest Gabriel Coulet Roquefort — Produced by Gabriel Coulet (France), Tesco Ireland.
Corleggy Goat’s Cheese, Corleggy Cheeses.
Simply Better Chevre, Traditional Cheese Co Ltd.
Bluebell Falls Goat’s Cheese Orion, Bluebell Falls Goat’s Cheese, Ennis, Co Clare.
Abernethy Butter, Abernethy Butter Company, Dromara, Co Down.
Boilíe Cow’s Cheese filled with Green Pesto, Fivemiletown Creamery, Co Tyrone.
Prepared meals
Beef Bourguignon, The Butler’s Pantry, Bray, Co Wicklow.
Chicken with Artichoke & Girolles, The Butler’s Pantry.
Oishii Sushi Salad Bento, Oishii Foods Ltd, Bray, Co Wicklow.
Oishii Vegetarian Bento, Oishii Foods.
Seafood Chowder, produced by McEvoy Family Foods, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Lidl NI.
Cully & Sully Pea & Mint Soup, Cully & Sully Ltd, Shanagarry, Co Cork.
Rich Roasted Wild Mushroom Soup, Yellow Door Ltd, Portadown.
Tesco Organic Porridge Oats, produced by Morning Foods Ltd (England), Tesco Ireland.
Organic Jumbo Oat Flakes, White’s Speedicook, Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
Irish Oatmeal Old Fashioned Oats, White’s Speedicook.
Toat’ly Oaty Original, White’s Speedicook.
Spices/stuffings/oils/dips/relish/sauces
Garlic and Chili Mustard, The Green Apron, Limerick.
Donegal Rapeseed Oil, Donegal Rapeseed Oil Co, Raphoe.
Coriander Fennell & Dill Oil, Organic Herb Co, Wicklow.
G’s Gourmet Hot Pepper Dip, G’s Gourmet Jams.
Folláin Fire Roasted Pepper Relish, Folláin Teoranta.
Yeats Country 3 Italian Cheese Sauce, Green Pastures (Donegal).
Dukkah Irish Seaweed & Spice, Organic Herb Co.
Dunnes Stores Cranberry, Orange & Thyme Stuffing, Mr Crumb, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
Tesco Finest Orange Juice, produced by Keelings Juice, Tesco Ireland, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin.
SuperValu Supreme Freshly Squeezed OJ 1l x6, produced by Sunshine Juice, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland, Cork.
SuperValu Supreme Still Lemonade 1l x6, produced by Sunshine Juice, Musgrave Retail Partners
Special Reserve Fair Trade Tea, produced by Keith Spicer, Bewley’s Ltd., Dublin 17.
McGraths Gold Blend 80s Tea Bags, produced by Robert Roberts for Aldi Ireland.
Specially Selected Single Origin Roast & Ground Ethiopian, produced by Bewleys Limited for Aldi Ireland.
Really Good Organic Coffee, Café de Cuba, Dublin 8.
Carmo de Minas Espresso, McCabe’s Coffee, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Co Wicklow.
Organic Blend, McCabe’s Coffee.
Vivaldi Beans, Robert Roberts Ltd.
Fairtrade Organic Earl Grey Blue Flower, Suki Teahouse Ltd, Belfast.
Fairtrade Organic Chamomile, produced by Mufindi Tea & Coffee, Suki Teahouse Ltd.
Signature Blend, Bailie’s Hand Roasted Coffee, Belfast.
Grounded House Filter, Grounded Espresso Bars, Newry, Co. Down.
From 8,807 entries in the Great Taste 2012 awards, there were 411 one-star Irish winners, most of them meat producers.
The awards are the biggest independent benchmarking scheme for local, regional and speciality foods in Britain and Ireland.
O’Donohue’s Batch Loaf, O’Donohue’s Bakery, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
Stafford’s Crusty White Sliced Pan, Stafford Bakery, Gorey, Co Wexford.
Larkin’s Fruit & Multiseed Health Bread, Larkin’s Bakery, Milltown, Co Kerry.
O’Donohue’s Low GI Multi-seed Bread, O’Donohue’s Bakery.
O’Donohue’s Buttermilk Soda Bread, O’Donohue’s Bakery.
Stafford Bakery Low GI Multi-Seed, Stafford Bakery.
Multi-seed Spelt Soda Bread, Billy’s Bakery, Ballina, Co Mayo.
Barm Brack, Billy’s Bakery.
Ó hArtagáin Pure Bread, Ireland Original Wholegrain, Ó hArtagáin Pure Bread Ireland, Dublin 6.
Lynch’s Buttermilk Soda, John Woods Ltd; Aldi Ireland.
The Pantry Brown Bread Mix, produced by Allied Mills (Neill’s), Belfast, Aldi Ireland.
Village Bakery Organic Wheat Toasting Muffins. Produced by Sinnack (Germany), Aldi Ireland.
Lynch’s Pitta Bread White, produced by Safa Foods Ltd, Dublin 24, Aldi Ireland.
Tesco ISB Finest Soda Wheel, Genesis Crafty, Magherafelt, Co Derry.
Tesco ISB Finest Fruit Soda , Genesis Crafty.
Low GI Multi-Seed Loaf, Ann’s Pantry, Larne, Co Antrim.
Guiness Oven Wheaten, Ann’s Pantry.
Spelt & Honey Bread, Ann’s Pantry.
Granary Loaf, Yellow Door Ltd, Portadown, Co Armagh.
Ormo Wheaten Bread, Premier Bakeries Ireland, Belfast.
Hi-Fibre Loaf, Genesis Crafty.
SuperValu Supreme Orange Blossom Honey, produced by Healy’s Honey, Ballincollig, Co Cork, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Kilcree Gold Active Manuka Honey 15+, produced by Healy’s Honey, Aldi Ireland.
Acacia Honey with Cut Comb, produced by Mileeven Fine Foods, Piltown, Co Kilkenny; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Raspberry Jam, Pollocks Pickles and Preserves, Co Monaghan.
Breakfast Marmalade, Abbey Farm Foods (G’s Gourmet Jams).
G’s Gourmet Strawberry Jam.
G’s Gourmet Blackcurrant Jam.
Folláin No Added Sugar Blackcurrant Jam, Folláin Teoranta.
Raspberry Jam, The Store Cupboard, Tullow, Co Carlow.
SuperValu Supreme Strawberry Conserve, produced by Materne Confilux, Belgium; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Grandessa Irish Handmade Conserves Raspberry Conserve, produced by Folláin Teoranta, Aldi Ireland.
Apricot, Orange and Almond Conserve, The Green Apron, Ballingarry, Co Limerick.
Grandessa Irish Conserves Autumn Fruit. produced by Folláin Teo, Aldi Ireland.
Luxury Mincement, The Foods of Athenry, Co Galway.
Gingerbread Marmalade, The Green Apron.
Grandessa Irish Marmalades Dark Orange, produced by Folláin Teo; Aldi Ireland.
Kay’s Kitchen Handmade Organic Strawberry Preserve, Orchard Organics, Allistragh, Co Armagh.
Lemon Curd, The Deli Bistro and Patisserie, Bangor, Co Down.
Very Berry Granola, The Foods Of Athenry Ltd.
Organic Junior Muesli, Ballybrado Ltd, Cahir, Co Tipperary.
Hungry Hill Granola, Hungry Hill Multi-Grain, Ballineen, Co Cork.
Flahavan’s Irish Coarse Cut Oatmeal, Flahavan’s, Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford.
Flahavan’s Irish Organic Porridge Oats, Flahavan’s.
Irish Porridge, produced by Shamrock Foods, Dublin 12; Tesco.
Toasted Oats, Apple & Cinnamon Crunch, White’s Speedicook, Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
Oat Bran Medium Cut, White’s Speedicook.
Oils/chutneys/relish/sauces
Harty’s Ginger Hot Pepper Jelly, Harty’s, Tralee, Co Kerry.
Harty’s Cranberry Hot Pepper Jelly, Harty’s.
Irish Country Tomato Relish, The Scullery, Nenagh, Co Tipperary; Lidl NI
Happy Heart Mandarin Infused Oil, Second Nature Oils, Urlingford, Co Kilkenny.
Derrycamma Farm Rapeseed Oil, Derrycamma Farm, Castlebellingham, Co Louth.
Lemon Citrus Oil, Organic Herb Co.
Caldereta de Cordero, Mora Foods Ltd, Dublin 7.
Pear Chutney, Limerick Strand Hotel, Ennis Road, Co Limerick.
Oishii Teriyaki Sauce, Oishii Foods Ltd.
Finest Whole Cherry Tomato & Chilli Pasta Sauce, LDH (La Doria) Ltd (UK), Tesco Ireland.
Mic’s Chilli BBQ Sauce, Mic’s Chilli Limited, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow.
Barbeque Sauce, Ballymooney Foods, Clane, Co Kildare.
Finest Wild Cranberry Sauce, English Provender Company, Tesco Ireland Finest Apple Sauce, English Provender Company (UK), Tesco Ireland.
Gooseberry & Shallot Relish, Limerick Strand Hotel.
Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil, Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil, Belfast.
Kay’s Kitchen Organic Tomato & Onion Chutney, Orchard Organics, Co Armagh.
Moyallon Country Relish, En-Place Foods UK Ltd.
Spices/stuffing/dressing
Irish Atlantic Sea Salt, Irish Atlantic Salt Ltd, Beara, Co Cork.
Brook Lodge Spice Rub, Organic Herb Co.
Dukkah Irish Seaweed, Organic Herb Co.
Dukkah Irish Seaweed Intense, Organic Herb Co.
Atlantic Irish Seaweed Salt, Organic Herb Co.
Dunnes Stores Sage & Onion Stuffing, Mr Crumb.
Basil & Lime Dressing, Thyme Out Gourmet Food To Go Ltd, Dalkey, Co Dublin.
French Dressing, Thyme Out Gourmet Food To Go Ltd.
Derrycamma Farm Honey and Mustard Dressing, Derrycamma Farm.
Apple-wood Smoked Sliced Bacon, Rogan’s Smokehouse, Rathowen, Co Meath.
SV Supreme Dry Cure Smoked Cherrywood Rasher, Oliver Carty, Athlone, Co Roscommon.
DS Smoked Maple Ham Fillet, Oliver Carty.
SuperValu Supreme Cherrywood Rashers, Carty, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Clonakilty Mild Cure Rashers, Clonakilty Black Pudding Co Ltd, Co Cork.
Sweet Cure Bacon Loin Joint, Hilton Foods, Tesco Ireland,.
Truly Irish Roasting Back Bacon Joint, Truly Irish Country Foods Ltd, Charleville, Co Cork.
Oliver Carty Organic Back Joint with Citrus Pepper, Oliver Carty.
DS Simply Better Eye Loin with Honey & Mustard, Oliver Carty.
SuperValu Supreme Honey Roast Rashers, Carty, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Nature’s Isle Unsmoked Bacon Eye Loin, Callan Bacon, Aldi Ireland.
Brannans Streaky Bacon Unsmoked, Callan Bacon, Aldi Ireland.
Honeycure Back Bacon, 250g, Honeyvale Foods, Cahir, Co Tipperary; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Irish Ham Fillet, Connolly Meats.
Continental Bacon Joint, Connolly Meats.
SuperValu Homestyle Ham, Brady’s, Naas, Co Kildare; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Finest Drycure Loin Joint with Demerara Sugar, Pear and Bay Leaf, Hilton Foods, Tesco Ireland.
Horgan’s Certified Irish Angus Corned Beef, Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies.
Spiced Beef, John Downey & Son Organic Quality Foods, Dublin 6.
Brady Family Glazed Ham on the Bone, O’Brien Fine Foods (Brady Family Ltd), Naas, Co Kildare.
Tesco Roast Beef, Brady Family; Tesco Ireland.
Irish Piemontese Rib Eye Steak, Irish Piemontese Beef, Portlaoise, Co Laois.
Irish Angus Filet Steak, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
Irish Angus Cote du Boef, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
Finest Dry Aged Fillet, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Fresh Irish Angus Striploin, Tendermeats Ltd, Dublin 22.
T-Bone Steak, Derek Molloy Butchers Ltd., Ennis, Co Clare.
SuperValu Supreme Angus Sirloin Steak, Kepak Ltd; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Rib Eye Steak, Donnybrook Fair, Dublin 4.
Finest Lamb Loin Chops, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
Finest Lamb Rack, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
SuperValu Stuffed Lamb Rack with Redcurrant & Rosemary Stuffing, Kepak Ltd, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Finest Pork Medallions, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
Moyallon Smoked Bacon Lardons, Hannan Meats Ltd, Craigavon, Co Antrim.
Moyallon Smoked Butty Bacon, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Tesco Finest Northern Irish Smoked Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers, Kettyle Irish Foods, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh.
Dunnes Stores Simply Better Dry Cure Smoked Back Bacon, Vion Food Group, Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
Moyallon Thick Cut Back Bacon, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Moyallan Butty Bacon, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Moyallon Smoked Sweet Cure Bacon Chop, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Moyallon Smoked Sweet Cure Bacon Rack, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Moyallon Bramley Glazed Bacon Rack, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Moyallon Collar Bacon Joint, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Rare Breed Double Pork Loin Chop, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Tesco Finest Northern Irish Sweet Dry Cured Back Bacon Rashers, Kettyle Irish Foods.
Honey Roast Ham, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd, Craigavon, Co Down.
Sweet Cure Gammon Joint, Quails Fine Foods, Banbridge, Co Down.
Dexter Fillet Steak Medallions, Bruce’s Hill Farm Shop, Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Dexter T-Bone Steak, Bruce’s Hill Farm Shop.
Dexter Sirloin Steak, Bruce’s Hill Farm Shop.
Dexter Rib Roast, Bruce’s Hill Farm Shop.
T-Bone Steak, Cloughbane Farm Shop, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone.
Doweys Sirloin Steak, John R Dowey/Simon Dowey, Lurgan, Co Armagh.
Dry-aged sirloin steak, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Dry-aged rib-eye steak, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Dry-aged fillet steak, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Sirloin Steak, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd.
Chump Steak Roast, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd.
Kettyle 28-Day Dry Aged Rib-eye Steak, Kettyle Irish Foods.
Grass Fed Sirloin Steak, Greenmount Farm Shop, Richill, Co Armagh.
Marco Pierre White Dry Aged Fillet Steak, Kettyle Irish Foods.
Crossgar Dry Aged Ribeye Steak Crossgar Meats, Downpatrick, Co Down.
Mighty Marbled Beef Chop, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Crossgar Dorset Lamb Sirloin Crossgar Meats.
Crossgar Pedigree Gloucester Old Spot French-Trim, Crossgar Meats.
Pork Sausages, Alfie Murray Family Butchers, Downpatrick, Co Down.
Tesco Finest 12 Northern Irish Pork Chipolata Sausages, Finnebrogue Venison, Downpatrick, Co. Down.
Pork & Leek Sausage, McCartney’s of Moira Ltd.
Crossgar Pedigree Gloucester Old Spot Pork Sausage Crossgar Meats.
Belfast Banger, Hannan Meats Ltd.
Gracehill Black Pudding, Gracehill Fine Foods, Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Gracehill White Pudding, Gracehill Fine Foods.
Steak Burger with Cracked Black Pepper, Alfie Murray Family Butchers.
Wild Irish Venison French Trimmed Rack, Ballymooney Foods, Clane, Co Kildare.
Heavenly Sausage, Arthur Mallon Foods Ltd, Monaghan.
Finest Honey & Mustard Sausages, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
Finest Pork & Apple Sausages, Hilton Foods; Tesco Ireland.
SuperValu Butcher’s Irish Lamb & Mint Dinner Sausage, Arthur Mallon Foods Ltd; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Coolanowle Farm Organic White Pudding, Coolanowle Organics, Carlow.
Finest White Pudding, Ploughman’s, Tesco Ireland.
Dunnes Simply Better White Pudding, Crinkle Fine Foods, Birr, Co Offaly.
SuperValu Supreme Black Pudding, Brady’s; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
SuperValu Supreme White Pudding, Brady’s; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Rudds Roulade of Premium Black & White Pudding, Rudd’s Fine Foods, Birr, Co Offaly.
Rudds Premium Black Pudding, Rudd’s Fine Foods.
Brannan’s Butchers-Style Black Pudding, Sean Loughnane’s Ltd, Galway; Aldi Ireland.
Black Pudding, Olhausen Ltd, Dublin 15; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
White Pudding, Olhausen Ltd; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Rosscarbery Recipes Black Pudding, Caherbeg Free Range Pork Ltd, Rosscarbery, Co Cork.
Sweet Chilli Meatballs, Arthur Mallon Foods Ltd, Monaghan.
SuperValu Irish Beef & Stout Pie, Prestige Foods, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland SuperValuSmoked Salmon & Mushroom Pie — Prestige Foods, Listowel, Co Kerry; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Traditional Chicken Empanada, Mora Foods Ltd, Dublin 7.
Chicken Liver with Garlic & Brandy, On The Pig’s Back, Douglas, Cork.
Chicken Liver with Smoked Bacon & Port, On The Pig’s Back.
Burren Smoked Irish Organic Gravadlax with Limoncello, Burren Smokehouse Ltd, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare.
Irish Organic Oak Smoked Salmon, Duncannon Fish Company, New Ross, Co Wexford.
Organic Smoked Salmon, Wright’s of Howth, Howth, Co Dublin.
Superquinn Smoked Irish Organic Salmon, Dunn’s of Dublin, Dublin 11.
SuperValu Applewood & Oakwood Smoked Salmon, Dunns Seafare; Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland.
Specially Selected Irish Organic Smoked Salmon, William Carr & Sons, Mallow, Co Cork; Aldi Ireland.
Organic Smoked Salmon with Seaweed, Kenmare Select, Kenmare, Co Kerry.
Mild Smoked Salmon, Kenmare Select.
Galway Bay Seafoods Barbequed Smoked Salmon, Galway Bay Seafoods, Galway.
Galway Bay Seafoods Barbequed Peppered Smoked Salmon.
Irish Organic Hot Smoked Salmon, William Carr & Sons, Mallow, Co Cork; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Irish Organic Cold Oak Smoked Trout, Duncannon Fish Company, New Ross, Co Wexford.
Atlantic Treasures Smoked Irish Mackerel with a Honey & Mustard Glaze, Island Seafoods Ltd, Killybegs, Co Donegal.
Galway Bay Seafoods Peppered Smoked Mackerel, Galway Bay Seafoods.
Surf & Turf, Atlantis Seafood Wexford Ltd, Wexford.
Crab Meat, Wright’s of Howth.
Simply Better Dublin Bay Prawns, Shellfish De La Mer, Castletownbere, Co Cork.
Irish Crab Claws, roduced by Shellfish de la Mer; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Salmon Sensation, William Carr & Sons; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Wild Dublin Bay Prawn Cocktail, William Carr & Sons; Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Home Grown Beetroot Cured Organic Salmon, Yellow Door Ltd.
Natural Smoked Cod, East Coast Seafoods, Ballyhorron, Co Down.
Superquinn SQ Strawberry Yogurt, Killowen Yogurt, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Finest Champagne Rhubarb, Irish Yoghurts; Tesco Ireland.
Finest Senga Strawberry, Irish Yoghurts; Tesco Ireland.
Yeats Country Fruit Yoghurt, Green Pastures (Donegal).
Tesco Finest Valencia Orange Yoghurt, Irish Yogurts Ltd, Clonakilty, Co Cork.
Simply Better Valencia Orange & Irish Cream Yoghurt, Irish Yogurts.
Simply Better Toffee Fudge & Irish Cream Yoghurt, Irish Yogurts Ltd.
Simply Better Senga Strawberries & Irish Cream Yoghurt, Irish Yogurts Ltd.
Simply Better Champagne & Irish Cream Yoghurt, Irish Yogurts Ltd.
Specially Selected Madagascan Vanilla Yoghurt, Irish Yoghurts; Aldi Ireland.
Duneen Greek Style Yoghurt, Irish Yoghurts; Aldi Ireland.
Duneen Specially Selected Handmade Farmhouse Yoghurt with Summer Berries, Green Valley Farms Ltd, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford; Aldi Ireland.
Irish Premium Yoghurt, 150g, Champagne Rhubarb, Irish Yoghurts Ltd; Lidl Northern Ireland.
Irish Premium Yoghurt,150g, Madagascar Vanilla, Irish Yoghurts Ltd, Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Irish Premium Yoghurt,150g, Canadian Blueberries, Irish Yoghurts Ltd, Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH.
Senga Strawberry Layered Yoghurt, The Clandeboye Estate Company Ltd, Newtownards, Co Down.
Lemon Curd Layered Yoghurt, The Clandeboye Estate Company Ltd.
Sugar Free Probiotic Drinking Yoghurt, McCarthy’s Natural Dairy, Macroom, Co Cork.
* Next week: Ireland’s Great Taste 2012 one-star winners in beverages, cheeses, confectionery, other dairy, poultry, and prepared meals.
