Wales regional Produce Awards judging

Which products are going through to the national final?

Nine products were selected by the judges to go forward to the national final in October, to be held at London’s Borough Market, and these are:

1. St David’s Kitchen Fillet of St David’s Welsh Black Beef
2. The Preservation Society Blissfully Blackcurrant Sirop
3. St David’s Kitchen Crab & Lobster Pate
4. Seren’s Kitchen lemon, Gin & Cucumber Jelly Marmalade
5. Hallets Cider Hallets Real Perry
6. Hallets Cider Hallets Real Cider
7. The Preservation Society Candied Jalapeños
8. Dyfi Distillery Pollination Gin
9. Barti Ddu Seaweed Spiced Rum

The judges

Lindy Wildsmith – A food writer, teacher and cook who specialises  in British country and Italian regional food.

Elisabeth Luard – Author, illustrator, tv presenter and and recipient of The Guild of Foodwriters Lifetime Achievement Award 2016.

Franco Taruschio – Previous owner of The Walnut Tree Inn Abergavenny, who has co-authored 5 books and also holds an OBE for his services to the culinary industry.

Got involved

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The shortlist who were all taste-tested…

Halletts Cider

• Halletts Real Cider
• Halletts Real Perry

Moose Maple Butter

• Moose Maple Butter

Radnor Preserves

• Pink Gin Marmalade

Rhug Estate Organic Farm

• Bison Burger

Seren’s Kitchen 

• Seren’s Secret Marmalade
• Tropical Nut & Gluten Free Fruit Cake with Nut Free Marzipan & Icing
• Old Fashioned Pickled Onions – Hot & Crunchy
• Lemon, Gin & Cucumber Jelly Marmalade
• Welsh Strawberry Jam with Honeysuckle Wine

St David’s Kitchen 

• Fillet of St David’s Welsh Black Beef
• Mangalista ‘Nduja’
• Crab & Lobster Pate

The Angel Bakery

• White Sourdough

The Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company

• Kelpchup
• Captain Cat’s Mor Seasoning

The Preservation Society

• Blissfully Blackcurrant Sirop
• Candied Jalapeños