And the winner is......
The Irish quality food awards 2022 were presented on Sept 13th
Irish Quality Food Awards 2022
Tuesday night was fantastic, celebrating the Quality Irish Food Awards. I am privileged to be a judge for these awards. During the summer I spent a few days judging various products and then was invited back to help choose the overall winner.
There are numerous categories, the full list of 2022 finalists can be found here
The award I presented on behalf of the sponsor Dairymaid was
Retailer of the Year -Dunnes Stores
The other main awards of the night were won by the following:
Small Producer Award -Bo Rua Farm
Christmas Q Award - Dunnes Stores Simply Better Chocolate, raspberry and caramel yule log
Rising Star- Richard Gilpin Gilfresh produce
Here are some of the gold medal winners and the products that I tasted and recommend you try! I have divided them by supermarket to make it easier for you!
Simply Better -Dunnes Stores
- Bruschetta - lovely crispy squares, ideal for entertaining quickly. Make up the tomato mix and top at last minute.
- Gelato - Pistachio is nicer than than the hazelnut in my opinion, it very nice and smooth and topped with nuts
- Sorbet - The raspberry one was delicious but the mango flavour was really nice too
- Frozen cinnamon swirls, have a bag of these in your freezer and on a wet weekend morning, pop them in the oven and it is like being in a bakery, the smell is amazing and they are delicious with a flakey texture.
- Garlic potatoes, this side dish is delicious, rich and creamy
- Mango & passion mousse is a lovely refreshing dessert
- Relax herbal tea - this is a really nice pleasant herbal tea to wind down at the end of the day!
Dunnes Stores - standard range
- Fruit and nut family favourites cereal - a great value cereal that has a good texture, price point and nutrition profile
- Ice cream cake - tasty easy dessert for the family
- Cookie ice cream sandwich a good value ice cream sandwich
Aldi
- Cookie Do - a great product, it is so handy to bake fresh cookies without the mess!
- Whole raw duck, so moist and delicious
Lidl
- Confit duck leg - this was moist, crispy skin and great flavour, Silverhill is the supplier
- White pudding- nice tasty, textured white pudding
- Ready made meal - the ragu pasta, so tasty and good value
- Green curry rice - a very tasty ready made meal
- Pad thai - a nice tasty classic Thai dish with lots of flavour and not too hot
- Marinated duck breast with garlic and pepper - I usually go for plain duck breast but this marinade created a moist, deliciously tender breast
- Duck pancakes - beautiful silver hill duck pancakes, always a winner
Also
- Well done to Jinny's Bakery for winning 4 golds for their bakery mixes
- One of my favourites Ethos for their hemp balance tea!
The full list of winners can be found here
