Barhyte Wins Top Honors From Scovie Awards
October 27, 2010 | 2 min to read
Pendleton, Ore. — Saucy Mama, the gourmet condiment collection from Barhyte Specialty Foods, last week was awarded the highest honor in the world of spicy foods. In a competition in which nearly 100 of the country’s top culinary experts sample and score more than 600 fiery submissions, Saucy Mama’s Creamy Horseradish rose to the top, earning the coveted Scovie Award Grand Prize.
The company shared top honors – a first in the competition’s 15-year history – with Poco Dolce’s Super Chile Toffee Squares.
“A Grand Prize Winner that’s a sweet heat product is not unusual at all,” explains Scovie Awards creator and “Pope of Peppers,” Dave DeWitt. “Fully half of our grand prize winners have been in that [sweet heat] category. But horseradish finishing so strongly? That’s simply remarkable.”
Saucy Mama Hot Wing Sauce also took third place in the Scovie Awards’ traditional hot wing sauce category.
The Scovie Awards, considered the premier culinary competition among fiery food manufacturers, was named after Wilbur Scoville, the man who pioneered the rating scale for spicy fare.
Suzie “Saucy Mama” Barhyte is a woman known for her love of all things spicy, and who lovingly samples zesty horseradish the way many would sip soup. With the Saucy Mama Creamy Horseradish, she says, “I was looking for a good, clean taste experience. The beauty of horseradish is that it makes you salivate; you feel the heat through your nose rather than on your tongue, and it just makes everything else taste better. Being a cream-based sauce means it doesn’t lose that zesty punch when mixed in with sauces and dressings; it’s a great addition for unexpected foods including marmalades and applesauce. And of course, you can’t have a real Bloody Mary without the right horseradish!”
The third-place win for Saucy Mama Hot Wing Sauce is equally thrilling for Suzie Barhyte. “When I was coming up with the wing sauce, I wanted something that would work beyond the obvious,” she explains. “Our wing sauce had to work for baking, for marinating, for dressings … you name it … but without all the fat and preservatives. It has a clean, tangy flavor profile that is incredibly versatile. I absolutely love it!”
Both Saucy Mama Creamy Horseradish (MSRP: $5.00/9 oz.) and Saucy Mama Hot Wing Sauce (MSRP: $6.00 / 12 oz.) are gluten-, dairy and wheat-free and are available through specialty food stores as well as through Amazon.com and other fine online retailers. For more information about Barhyte Specialty Foods and its award-winning Saucy Mama condiment collection, visit here.
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