THE NIBBLE BLOG: Products, Recipes & Trends In Specialty Foods
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October 10, 2007 at 3:37 pm
· Filed under Condiments, Kosher Nibbles, NutriNibbles-Organic-Health
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| What happens when you’re looking for the best ketchup in America? You taste 42 of them (including the Big Three), as Stephanie Zonis did, and find that five, boutique brands most people have never have heard of, really rock. The good news is that the sixth brand on our hit parade, Muir Glen, is organic, kosher, popularly-priced and available at many natural food stores and in organic departments at regular supermarkets nationwide. The other “winners” make great holiday gifts for ketchup lovers. Take A Fresh Look At Ketchup, which includes the history of ketchup to modern times. It includes such nuggets as, while the Reagan administration did not succeed in getting ketchup named a vegetable, the [first] Bush administration did. |
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One our winners, from France, makes a nifty holiday gift for a ketchup lover. |
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October 10, 2007 at 3:36 pm
· Filed under Chocolate, Special Sweets
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We had to eat it all for the review. Photo by Dhanraj Emanuel. |
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Quick: What‘s the number-one selling chocolate in Switzerland? Here’s a hint: It isn’t Lindt! (But you can read our review of Lindt Chocolate, which includes some of the finest chocolate bars made.) Since you read the title of this post, we can’t put the wool over your eyes. But who, you ask is Frey (rhymes with sleigh)? The Frey brothers opened shop in 1887, just 12 years after fellow Swiss Daniel Peter created the first successful milk chocolate (using neighbor Henri Nestlé’s condensed milk invention) and eight years after Swiss Rodolph Lindt invented conching, the process that creates the smooth, silky chocolate we know today. Now, Frey wants a bite of the American market. So, savvy businessfolk, they honed in on America’s favorite retailer and are now available in all Target stores. A big, 3.5-ounce bar is just $1.99—and it’s not just Swiss milk chocolate. THE NIBBLE’s chocolate specialist, Peter Rot, takes on the extreme bars—13 flavors, including White Chocolate with Rhubarb & Aloe Vera, Milk Chocolate Tiramisu and Dark Chocolate with Hot Chilli Pepper. There’s nothing boring about Swiss chocolate. Read the full review of Frey Chocolate. |
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October 10, 2007 at 3:30 pm
· Filed under Diet Nibbles, Rice-Beans-Grains-Seeds
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| St. Dalfour, the French company best-known for its sugar-free preserves, has come up with something quite clever: microwavable “ready to eat” mini-meals for people on-the-go. Given all the bad food we eat on the road (or late nights at the office, or at school) because healthy alternatives aren’t available, Gourmet On The Go is a welcome solution (in fact, at least one major airline is selling them to passengers). The best flavors are Couscous, Three Beans With Sweet Corn and Wild Salmon With Vegetables. The 6.2-ounce can is a satisfying portion, and for $3.95 it should be. The elegant can comes with a well-designed spork (a spoon-fork) that makes you feel as if you’re doing better than eating out of a can. The line is all natural and preservative free. Four of the six flavors are vegetarian, and two are gluten free for those on restricted diets. Read more about St. Dalfour Gourmet On The Go. |
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Peel back the lid, and a tasty repast awaits. |
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