Summer Fancy Food Show Booth 4531
Summer Fancy Food Show Booth 4420
Beanitos Puffs in Hot Chili Lime.
Imagine cheese puffs, but more nour-
ishing and satisfying. That's the concept
behind this baked line, which Beanitos
claims are the first-ever bean puffs.
Introduced last summer, these crunchy
snacks are made with whole navy beans
and long grain rice. Each 1-ounce serv-
ing delivers 4 grams of fiber and up to 5
grams of protein. Plus they're non-GMO,
low-glycemic, and gluten-free, with no
MSG or preservatives. The hot chili
lime variety features real lime juice
and oil, paired with a trio of spices:
chipotle, jalapeño, and paprika. Also available in white cheddar and
Real Cheesy. beanitos.com
Bissinger's Spicy Catalunya Bar.
Spanish cuisine inspired this new choco-
late bar, with its surprising combination
of smoked pimento (a red cherry pep-
per), ground hazelnuts, 75 percent dark
chocolate, and Seville orange oil and
zest. Melding smoky, spicy, nutty, sweet,
and salty flavors, the 3-ounce bar is
made with cocoa beans and butter from
Rainforest Alliance–certified farms in
Ivory Coast. It's not the chocolatier's
first foray into sweet heat: Bissinger's
Apple Ghost Chili Salt Caramels
was a sofi Award finalist in 2014 for
Outstanding Chocolate. bissingers.com
Clif Family Kitchen Dark Chocolate Chipotle Almonds.
It should come as no surprise that spicy wine pairs well with spicy
nuts. Clif Family Kitchen, based in California's Napa Valley, created
these chocolate-covered almonds to serve with Clif Family Winery's
Gary's Improv Zinfandel. The dried chiles seasoning the organic
almonds complement the subtle spice notes in the wine. "Chocolate
and spice are a classic combination, and our
goal was to bring these flavors together,"
says Linzi Gay, general manager, Clif
Family Winery. "The challenge was
finding the right amount of heat in the
spice that wouldn't overpower the wine."
Introduced in 2014, the nuts are pack-
aged in 5-ounce tins. cliffamilywinery.com
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