Tracklements Special Edition Soured Plum & Black Pettern Chutney really is gorgeous with a truly multi-layered taste.
Let me walk you through those layers: it starts off sweet, yet peppery, hot and tangy and finishes with notes of ginger and garlic. Tracklements explain that is an ode to Umeboshi (a traditional Japanese pickle made of ripe Ume plums pickled in salt and dried in the sun) and brings a unique burst of flavour to rice, grains and tofu; works as bit on the side for multiple curries and a rather tasty dipper for parathas and pakoras; goes fabulously with a flinty vintage cheddar and is perfect to take on, and enhance, the strong flavour of venison and duck.
I wanted to show you the chutney in its full glory on the spoon, shortly before it went on my plate. Quite delicious.
Back in 1970, William Tullberg made the first British wholegrain mustard. 50 years on William’s son, Guy, carries on his legacy. However, that one mustard has matured into eight varieties and over 40 award-winning chutneys,relishes and sauces.
A store cupboard hero for both celebrity chefs and home cooks, the range is still handmade in the green heart of Wiltshire, abiding to traditional recipes, with an underpinning principle to buy the best quality ingredients sourced locally wherever possible (which is what Frost Magazine likes to hear) to ensure the products taste as good as, if not better than, homemade. It does, it does. Just another little taste then…
Tracklements believe in business as a force for good, protecting the environment as they go. They’re committed to make the most planet-friendly condiments you can buy minimising their environmental footprint through using recyclable packaging, their own water treatment facility, and over 10,000 square feet of solar panels, which enables the company to generate 100% renewable electricity that is also fed into the national grid at weekends through green energy company Good Energy. And they don’t shy away from wonky veg either!
All very wonderful, isn’t it.
Tracklements Special Edition Soured Plum & Black Pepper Chutney, RRP £3.50 for 220g, is available from fine food delis and farm shops nationwide and online at www.tracklements.co.uk
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