Roni B’s Kitchen is among the Great Taste winners of 2019 in Walton-on-Thames UK

 
By Roni Bandong
Walton –on-Thames-UK
August 7, 2019
 


Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food and drink awards, has announced its stars of 2019. Out of 12,772 products sent in from over 100 different countries, Roni B’s Kitchen Ltd, Walton-on-Thames, UK was awarded a 1-star Great Taste award, which means judges dubbed it a food that delivers fantastic flavour for its Black Bean Chilli Oil.

‘Judges felt this would work well in a wide variety of cooking, because the umami is pitched very well. Very easy to eat - all the flavours work nicely in balance with a background chilli warmth.’

Judged by over 500 of the most demanding palates, belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs, buyers, retailers and producers, as well as a whole host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. As well as a badge of honour, the unmistakeable black and gold Great Taste label is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product, which has been discovered through hours and hours of blind tasting by hundreds of judges. 

Roni, founder of Roni B’s Kitchen, explains: “What an honour and privilege to be given this stamp of approval! This is our first time to enter the Great Taste Awards with the hope that our product, Black Bean Chilli Oil, which is based on Philippine flavours, will get further recognition. We are over the moon! We will be opening this special bottle of wine tonight which I’ve been saving for a special occasion. After that, it’s back to business, making products and finding more suppliers,”

Recognised as a stamp of excellence among consumers and retailers alike, Great Taste values taste above all else, with no regard for branding and packaging. Whether it is vinegar, granola, bacon or cheese being judged, all products are removed from their wrapper, jar, box or bottle before being tasted. The judges then savour, confer and re-taste to decide which products are worthy of a 1-, 2- or 3-star award.

There were 12,772 entries into Great Taste this year and of those products, 208 have been awarded a 3-star, 1,326 received a 2-star and 3,409 were awarded a 1-star accolade. The panel of judges this year included; cook, writer and champion of sustainable food, Melissa Hemsley, Kenny Tutt, MasterChef 2018 champion, author, Olia Hercules, chef and food writer, Gill Meller, Kavi Thakar from Dishoom, food writer and stylist, Georgina Hayden and author and chef, Zoe Adjonyoh, as well as food buyers from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, Sourced Market and Partridges. These esteemed palates have together tasted and re-judged the 3-star winners to finally agree on the Golden Fork Trophy winners and the Great Taste 2019 Supreme Champion.

Great Taste 2019 will reach its exciting finale on Sunday 1 September, when the world of fine food gathers at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London to find out the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy winners for each region, with the final applause reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2019.