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County Antrim Harvest Malt Fudge ★★
Blackthorn Foods
Poor Bear‘s Delight ★ Mauds Ice Cream
Blackthorn uses traditional fudgemaking methods to produce fudge in small batches. Co-owner Jenny Lowry says this year they made six new flavours to taste-test and Harvest Malt came out on top. ‘We add a barley malt extract to our traditional butter fudge to give a rich malty flavour.’ www.blackthornfoods.co.uk Other awards: Madagascar Vanilla Fudge ★ Irish Cream Liqueur and White Chocolate Fudge ★ Honeycomb and Dark Chocolate Fudge ★
Poor Bear‘s Delight vanilla ice cream, with chunks of honeycomb running through it, is the company‘s biggest seller accounting for over 30% of total sales. They produce the honeycomb themselves courtesy of a now 70-year old sugar boiler. There are ‘no good enoughs here‘, explains owner David Wilson. www.mauds.co.uk
County Armagh TAF O O IN D S I N D & IR EL A N
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Hannan Meats
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Moyallon Guanciale ★★★
This Irish company have beaten the Italians at their own game by producing their own version of this delicacy of cured pork jowl. Dry cured in salt, sugar, herbs, peppers, chilli and black and white pepper with a traditional base of spaghetti carbonara, it keeps very well and actually tastes better after six weeks, says Peter Hannan. www.hannanmeats.com Other awards: Smoked Butty Bacon ★ Butty Bacon ★ Collar Bacon Joint ★
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