What you top your meal with is sometimes just as important (or, dare we say, MORE important?) than the base. The right topping, drizzled delicately or slathered on generously, can elevate a dish from basic to sensational.
In particular, glazes, condiments, and spreads can add flavor, heat, sweetness, and texture to countless dishes.
Let’s start with glazes.
A high-quality Balsamic glaze is a perfect way to finish a dish while adding bold flavor and visual interest. Balsalmic glazes can be drizzled over salads or fruit, used as a dip for antipasto, or carefully poured over proteins.
For a touch of heat, try a spicy and sweet spread. Trends across the industry point towards complex heat. (In other words, gone are the days of burning off your taste buds.) Consumers are looking for sweet heat blends that can deliver complexity and gentle heat to elevate a dish.
Savor’s brand-new caramelized piquillo and jalapeno pepper spread gives an incredible blend of sweet heat and texture. Apply it to burgers and flatbreads, use it as a marinade, or add it to any charcuterie board for an instant hit.
Or you can think outside the jar with a fruit spread (Set down that toast!) Mix up your normal morning spread by incorporating it into muffins, smoothies, oatmeal, frozen yogurt, salsas and tacos, breakfast bowls, or salad dressings – really anywhere that could use a touch of added sweetness.
The Savor team is obsessed with our two newest fruit spreads – our delicious French fig fruit spread and lingonberries.
The right condiment can also pack some punch and texture. Layer giardiniera, an Italian relish of pickled vegetables in vinegar, over sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, burgers or even into your cole slaw for a tangy, spicy kick. Savor's giardiniera comes in both mild and hot versions.
Or add flavor AND texture with a high-quality mustard like whole grain or Dijon over your summer barbecue or sandwich.
Global flavors, delivered in spreads, condiments, and glazes, can carry trending flavors nicely from jar or bottle to plate.
Savor Imports specializes in trends you can source. Savor's full pantry is available via Dot Foods in as little as one case in as little as two to four days from order date.
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