Corti Brothers Newsletter for Fall 2005   Page 2 

The Jamaican produced Pickapeppa brand condiments are fairly well distributed. One which has been long unavailable, and is just now back in our stock is the Pickapeppa Pepper Sauce. Made from peppers, cane vinegar, salt, sugar, spices, and oak barrel aging, it is a condiment which I think is the best of the hot sauces on the market. It has body and texture, a pleasant pepper aroma, and a flavor that is full and then hot, rather than just thin, vinegary, and burning as are some others.

It comes in a small bottle and keeps well. More distinctive than Tabasco, it can be used in exactly the same way. Once you have tasted Pickapeppa Pepper Sauce, you will be converted. It takes three years of oak barrel aging to prepare. Though more available than in the recent past, it is still limited, and now that it is available, take advantage of it.

Pickapeppa Pepper Sauce - Hot!   3oz bottle (#1105)

Pickapeppa Pepper Sauce - Original    5oz bottle

 Goan Cuisine Condiments: Chutneys and Kasaundis 

Corti Brothers has just received a new shipment of Goan Cuisine Chutneys and KasaundisI from Perth, Western Australia, where they are produced. We have offered these delicious products, for about five years. They are made by a Goan family from Australian produce, but with Indian spices, in a small, spotless kitchen in a Perth suburb.

Goan cooking could be called the first “fusion” cooking in the world since it began with the Portuguese who controlled Goa on India’s west coast for almost 500 years. It was through Goa that a lot of the New World’s produce arrived in south and southeast Asia and the way a lot of Asian spices and flavors reached Europe.

These chutneys and kasaundi are perfect for adding an exotic touch to more plain dishes. I highly recommend the chutneys for livening a baked ham or a cold turkey for the coming holidays. The kasaundi are wonderful as a thick sauce for many things, including just toasted bread, used as a “bruschetta.” A new Tamarind Chutney combines tart tamarind with dried apricots and onions, producing a chutney that is difficult to stop eating.

Goan Cuisine Spicy Mango Chutney Fresh (mild), peeled, hand cut West Australian mangoes with fresh ginger, garlic and raisins.  435g jar (#1106)

Goan Cuisine Mango and Lime Chutney Fresh mangoes with preserved Tahitian limes and fresh ginger; tart, chile bite 450g jar (#1107)

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