Specialty Food Magazine

SEP 2012

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➊ ➋ ➌ ASHMAN MANUFACTURING CO. KIMKIM Korean Hot Sauce ➍ KIMKIM KOREAN HOT SAUCE MAY BE THIS YEAR'S HOTTEST WINNER—literally. The hot sauce was developed and perfected by Steve Kim, whose Korean-American background influenced the concoction. "One of my friends was writing a story on Korean food, so she came over for dinner," Kim explains. After seeing her positive reaction to the hot pepper paste, he thought to bottle the product while using the same quality ingredients. Kim's next step was to partner with an old friend—Tim Ashman of Ashman Manufacturing, Virginia Beach, Va. "I asked Tim, 'What does it take to get a sauce on the market?' I figured the worst-case scenario was I would just end up with a hundred cases of Kimkim to give away as Christmas gifts," Kim jokes. ➎ FINALISTS Starting off locally, he talked to sandwich shop owners and asked if he could test out his product by the condiment bar. When the entire 16-ounce bottle was empty in a day, Kim knew he had something special. The first bottles of Kimkim came off the line in April 2012, with the sofi win hot on its heels. "The response has been great, but the best part is the connection you make with people along the way," Kim remarks. Without compromising flavor for heat, the sauce enhances dishes while delivering a kick. Noodle dishes, eggs, macaroni and cheese—few savory dishes wouldn't benefit from a splash of Kimkim. Find it in Virginia-area specialty food stores, such as Whole Foods and Taste Unlimited, or online at ashmanco .com. Suggested retail price: $6.99/16 fluid ounces. Contact: Tim Ashman, Ashman Manufacturing; 757.428.6734; timashman@ashmanco.com; ashmanco.com.—A.M. ➊ FOOD IMAGINEERING Shemp's Whiskey Pepper Sauce Contact: Garry Sullivan gsullivan@food imagineering.com 650.483.4480 foodimagineering.com SEPTEMBER 2012 S13 ➋ FRIEDA'S, INC. Black Garlic Contact: Alex Jackson alex.jackson@friedas.com 714.733.7619 friedas.com ➌ TAHITIAN GOLD CO. INC. Tahitian Vanilla Sugar Contact: Caryn Briedis info@tahitianvanilla.com 310.465.0856 tahitianvanilla.com ➍ WILDLY DELICIOUS FINE FOODS Peri Peri Sauce Contact: Michelle michelle@wildlydelicious.com 416.444.2011 wildlydelicious.com ➎ WINE FOREST LTD. Fennel Pollen Rub Contact: Constance Green connie@wineforest.com 707.944.8604 wineforest.com COOKING SAUCE OR FLAVOR ENHANCER

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