Great Taste announces the food and drink stars of 2014
Out of 10,000 entries to the 2014 Great Taste Awards, 3,381 have received at least one star, with 153 going on to claim the much-coveted three.
Great Taste has finished doling out its star awards to entrants to the 2014 competition. Over 400 judges picked, nibbled and sipped their way through 10,000 entries, awarding stars for quality and taste.
At the end of all that, 2,531 products received one star, 697 got two stars, and 153 walked away with the top ranking of three stars.
A hard life for some…
In order to choose the winners, judges are presented with just the product to taste. There are no labels or wrappings to sway their opinion, so they rely on their taste buds alone to pick the cream (pun intended in some cases) of the crop.
They taste, confer and re-taste before making up their minds, and stars are awarded based on whether a product is ‘Simply Delicious’ (one star), ‘Outstanding’ (two stars), while the lucky few who receive three stars must taste absolutely ‘Exquisite.’
A few examples
Some of the three-star winners this year include a saison beer flavoured with Yorkshire Rhubarb, a lemon-flavoured extra virgin olive oil, an organic seaweed and rocksalt sourdough torsade, and even a beef dripping.
The rest of the list features some really interesting sounding products too. To name a few: tamarind chipotle chutney (two stars), beetroot and horseradish sorbet (two stars), and blackberry brandy truffles (one star).
If you want to check out the full list, you can find it here.
What’s next?
Next, the top 50 foods of 2014 will be announced via Twitter – follow @guildoffinefood or keep an eye out by looking for #Top50Foods. The winner’s page on the Guild's website will also be updated with all the names.
The final announcement of the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2014 and the winners of the regional Golden Fork Awards will be made in London on 8th September. Look out for our report on that next month.
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