Lovely Made Sauces and Chutneys
The wonderful thing about Knutsford is that it has some amazing characters with a passion for what they do, and probably one of the most passionate run the amazing Deli and restaurant, Via Via. Lello of Via Via and his wife Laura have made an amazing selection of Chutneys and sauces from the finest ingredients and launched the 'Lovely Made' brand onto the shelves of Knutsford.
Lello comments "As Italians we really appreciate beautiful cheese for its individuality freshness and flavour - so we needed to find something that would compliment this taste perfectly. After living in the UK for 10 years, Laura (my lovely wife) and I decided to try our cheese platters with some other chutney brands but most of them were either too sweet or too spicy,and this inevitably ruined the taste of the cheese. Our only option was to make some chutney for ourselves."
Laura prepares them with the same care and passion as she cooks for her children at home, so it is a real homemade product.
Lovely Made Chutneys are available over the counter at Via Via Delicatessen (Knutsford), Granthams Fine Food and wine (Alderley Edge), Alison's country kitchen (Tattenhall), Davenports Farm Shop (Northwich) and online at http://www.lovelymade.net
We've been sampling the range of Chutneys this week here at the Knutsfood offices and for the last few days and nights have probably been eating a bit to much cheese, but the dreams have been worth the effort. The first thing you notice about these chutneys is the amazing colour of them all, from the rich vibrant reds of the Red Pepper Chutney and the golden browns of the Red Onion Chutney through to the vivid green of the Celery Chutney. So, the cheese board looks amazing but what about the taste. To be honest I was a bit apprehensive about whether some of these flavours would work but after trying them all with various cheeses, on my sarnies and with dinner all week, I think there's something really special about what they've managed to create at Lovely made.
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Home Made Red Onion Chutney
They say: Great with a peculiar cheese like, manchego or sardinian pecorino cheese, extremely good to serve with grilled fillet steak.
We say: We've been having this on just about everything, amazing with the cheese board, great on sandwiches, a real versatile intense sweet, spicy rich flavour.
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Home Made Red Peppers Chutney
They Say: Unique for soft cheese, like ricotta cheese or cottage cheese, incredibile taste combination to use this chutney as accomplish with bbq vegetables, pulses salad or cous-cous dishes.
We Say: We just love this Chutney, the colour is amazing and the flavour is too, very sweet and intense, goes great with soft cheeses too.
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Home Made Celery Chutney
They Say: Perfect taste combination to try this chutney with very mature blue cheese like stilton or "gorgonzola piccante".
We Say: We've not tried this one yet! Come back soon for our verdict.
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Home Made Butternut Squash Chutney
They Say: Incredible flavor to try on warm toasted bread or crostini, to serve with smoked meat pate'.
We Say: This is just lovely, a really smooth texture, not what you'd expect from a chutney, and has a nutty almond tang from the Ameretto. We tried it with some gammon, the sweetness went really well.
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Home Made Aubergine Chutney
They Say: Unbelievable good to serve with soft and mild cheese, great also to try as accomplish with cured meat like salami, chorizo and parmaham.
We Say: We've not tried this one yet! Come back soon for our verdict.
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Home Made Pears Jam
They Say: Ideal to serve with hard and mature cheese, great also to try as accomplish with raw meat like steak tartare or beef "carpaccio".
We Say: We tried this with a bit of mature chedder and the strong flavours went well with the light jam with it's lovely fresh slitly spiced flavour. We had it with some lovely fresh pork chops and it made a great alternative to apple sauce, you could call it posh apple sauce.
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