Sunday, January 26, 2014

People's Choice Winners at ZestFest 2014


Product
   Place
Grand Teton BBQ Sauce Barbecue Sauce First
Southwest Chipotle Barbecue Sauce Second 
Cajohns Tequila Lime Barbecue Sauce Third
Sweet & Spicy Strawberry Sauce Condiment First
Highest Overall 
Lil Gems Candied Jalapenos Condiment Second 
Garlic Jala Peppers Condiment Third
Garlicky Greengo Hot Sauce First
Red Robot Thick & Spicy Hot Sauce Second
Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce Hot Sauce Third
Sweet Ed's Salsa - HOT Salsa First
Jalsa Salsa Second
Albert's Famous Mexican Salsa Salsa Third
Smokin Ed's Hot Nutz Snack First
Candied Jalapenos  Snack Second
"Sassy Sinamen" Flavored Pecans Snack Third
Mike's All Purpose Seasoning "Original Recipe" Spice/Rub First
Zesty Smoked Garlic Spice/Rub Second 
Adkin's BBQ Rub Mike's Mojo Seasoning Spice/Rub Third

Ghost of Ancho "Hot" BEST of Best in Fiery Food Challenge at ZestFest 2014


BEST of Best at ZestFest 2014
Ghost of Ancho "Hot" 
BTH's supernatural sauce has a sweet smokey heat that's not for the weak! Made from our Habanero Ancho Sauce we added smoked Bhut Jolokia peppers "ghost peppers" which is one of the hottest peppers in the world. Packed with flavor and ghostly heat this sauce will definitely creep up on you!

Suggestions: Use in moderation! 


Sometimes it’s hard to share one’s vision and even harder to capture and create those visions. Before Born to Hula was born the idea was to take those things in life that people enjoy and pour that excitement into a 5 oz bottle.
Whether it be music, motorcycles, cars, trucks, dancing, skate boarding, surfing, cooking or sky diving, the list is yours to create. Born to Hula in our interpretation is not just a Hawaiian dance. It means to take your list of enjoyments and break down your own boundaries and live it up! Remember “It’s not just a Hot Sauce... It’s a way of life!

Our company is based on the belief that our customers’ needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers.

We welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and to deliver to you the most flavorful hot sauce in the industry.
All of our sauces are hand made in a local kitchen with the freshest ingredients. We like to run small batches to keep it more personal. Our peppers are hand picked and bought from local farmers’ markets in the Monmouth New Jersey area. Along with our perfectly aged pepper mash and exotic dried chilies we are able to make a more delicious product for you the consumer.

The Guajillo [gwah-HEE-yoh] chili pepper is known technically as Capsicum annum, cultivar Guajillo. It is mainly grown in Mexico but has also been reported to grow in some areas of the southern USA. It has a moderate heat level.

The Ancho chili is the sweetest of the dried chilies. Ancho chilies are dried poblano peppers. They provide mild to moderate heat.
Our Cayenne and Habanero mashes are pure peppers fermented in salt, not a processed concentrate! No preservatives or additives. The Cayenne mash is our main ingredient in our Cayenne sauce and the Habanero mash along with fresh Habaneros is also two of the main ingredients in our Anhco and Guajillo sauces.

The three original sauces Cayenne, Ancho and Guajillo were all made to be mild to medium heat. The idea was to have awesome flavor and enough heat so everyone from beginner to experienced chili head could enjoy. And then came the Ghost! We took our Ancho Habanero Chili sauce and added smoked Bhut Jolokia peppers, aka Ghost peppers which the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes as one of the hottest peppers in the world. The smokey heat of the Bhut Jolokia chili mixed with the sweetness from the Ancho chili brings a whole different sauce to the table!
A Great Collection of BIG FLAVORS!



Top Honor in ZestFest 2014 Fiery Food Challenge
Ghost of Ancho "Hot" 
5oz bottle
Price: $6.99

May be purchased from Born to Hula website http://www.borntohula.com/theGoods.html

Friday, January 24, 2014

Fiery Food Contest 2014 Winners List

FFC 2014 Winners List
Company
Product
Barbecue Sauce:  Mild – Consumer Ready
1.       Stagecoach Salsa Company
Miss Cynthia's Not So Spicy Stagestop BBQ Sauce
2.      SuckleBusters Inc.
SuckleBusters Original BBQ Sauce
3.      SuckleBusters Inc.
SuckleBusters Honey BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce:  Medium – Consumer Ready
1.      SuckleBusters Inc.
SuckleBusters Hot & Spicy BBQ Sauce
2.      SuckleBusters Inc.
SuckleBusters Chipotle BBQ Sauce
3.      Sadie B Foods, Inc
Jerk BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce:  Hot – Consumer Ready
1.      Pepper Smack LLC
Pepper Smack PepperQ
2.      Stagecoach Salsa Company
Bubba's Spicy Stagestop BBQ Sauce
3.      Pepper Palace
Honey Chipotle Rum BBQ
Barbecue Sauce:  X Hot – Consumer Ready
1.      Pepper Palace
Black Rock Scorpion BBQ
2.      Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc.
Ghost Pepper BBQ Sauce
3.      Grandville's Gourmet BBQ Sauces
Extra Spicy BBQ Jam
Barbecue Sauce:  Fruit Based – Consumer Ready
1.      Race City Sauceworks
Applachian Black Cherry & Moonshine BBQ
2.      Grandville's Gourmet BBQ Sauces
Pineapple BBQ Jam
3.      Pepper Palace
Cinnamon & Apples BBQ
Barbecue Sauce:  Mustard Based – Consumer Ready
1.      Croix Valley Foods
Croix Valley Honey Dijon Barbecue 'N Brat Sauce
2.      SuckleBusters Inc.
SuckleBusters Gold BBQ Sauce
3.      Sam Dog Barbeque
Sam Dog Barbeque "Yellow Dog"
Barbecue Sauce:  Tomato Based – Consumer Ready
1.      CattleBoyZ Foods Ltd.
Chipotle Maple Bacon BBQ Sauce
2.      Timothy's Gourmet House LLC
Tim's Texas 2 Step BBQ Sauce
3.      Cowboy BBQ
Bourbon Infused Sweet & Smokey Meat Moppin
Barbecue Sauce:  Vinegar Based – Consumer Ready
1.      Porky's Gourmet Foods
Historic Lynchburg Balsamic Barbecue Sauce
2.      Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
Woody's Original Mild Bar-B-Q Sauce
3.      SuckleBusters Inc.
SuckleBusters Original BBQ Sauce
Barbecue Sauce:  Specialty – Consumer Ready
1.      Grandville's Gourmet BBQ Sauces
Original BBQ Jam
2.      Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc.
Korean BBQ Sauce
3.      Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
Woody's Marinade & Baste
Best Barbecue Sauce
Porky's Gourmet Foods
Historic Lynchburg Balsamic Barbecue Sauce
Condiments:  Asian/Stir Fry Sauce – Consumer Ready
1.      Quaker Steak & Lube
Thai 'R' Cracker
2.      Patter Fam Sauces
Spicy Orange Glaze
3.      Texas Creek Products
Tropical Ghost Hot Sauce Glaze
Condiments:  Horseradish – Consumer Ready
1.      Pepper Palace
Nasal Napalm
2.      PuckerButt Pepper Company
Smokin' Ed's Smokin Hot
3.      PuckerButt Pepper Company
Jalapeno Horseradish
Condiments:  Jam/Jelly – Consumer Ready
1.       Texas Select Seasonings
Apple Strawberry Habanero
2.       Papa Perry's Pepper Products
Sweet & Spicy Strawberry Sauce
3.       Diane's Sweet Heat
Mango Habanero Jam (Medium)
Condiments:  Mustard – Consumer Ready
1.       Lusty Monk Mustard
Altar Boy
2.       Lusty Monk Mustard
Lusty Monk Original Sin
3.       PuckerButt Pepper Company
I Dare You Stupit Mustard
Condiments: Relish – Consumer Ready
1.       Pepper Palace
99% Jalapeno Relish
2.       Cottage Lane Kitchen
Cape Fear
3.       Cottage Lane Kitchen
Get Me A Switch
Condiments:  Salad Dressing – Consumer Ready
1.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Lemon Oregano
2.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Roasted Garlic & Sundried Tomato
3.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Orange Balsamic
Condiments:  Specialty – Consumer Ready
1.       Porky's Gourmet Foods
Historic Lynchburg Spiced Curry Ketchup
2.       Pepper Palace
Chipotle Ketchup
3.       Pepper Palace
Simply Steak Sauce
Best Condiment
Texas Select Seasonings
Apple Strawberry Habanero
Hot Sauce:  Asian Style – Consumer Ready
1.       Scorpion Gourmet Hot Sauce LLC
Scorpion Gourmet Hot
2.       Lucky Dog Hot Sauce
Red Label
3.       PuckerButt Pepper Company
Smokin' Ed's Pineapple Ginger Sauce
Hot Sauce:  Caribbean Style – Consumer Ready
1.       High River Sauces
Tears Of The Sun
2.       Patter Fam Sauces
Jamaican Jerk
      3 .  Humboldt Hotsauce
Island Style
Hot Sauce:  Louisiana Style – Consumer Ready
1.       Pepper Palace
Flavor of New Orleans Hot Sauce
2.       PuckerButt Pepper Company
Edible Lava
3.       Frankie V's Kitchen
Frankie V's Orange Label
Hot Sauce:  Cayenne – Consumer Ready
1.       Pepper Palace
Horseradish Oyster Hot Sauce
2.       Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
Woody's Hickory Hot Bar-B-Q Sauce
3.        Race City Sauceworks
Carolina Cayenne
Hot Sauce:  Chipotle – Consumer Ready
1.       High River Sauces
Hellacious
2.       Race City Sauceworks
Carolina Reserve
3.       Pepper Palace
Chipotle Bourbon Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce:  Fruit Based – Consumer Ready
1.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce With Mango
2.       Born to Hula, LLC
Smokin' Pineapple
3.       Jungle Heat
Mango Heat
Hot Sauce: Habanero – Consumer Ready
1.       Fat Cat Gourmet Foods
Mexican-Style Habanero
2.       The Karma Sauce Company
Cherry Bomb Hot Sauce
3.       El Verraco Hot Sauce
Cinco Sauce
Hot Sauce:  Ultra Hot – Consumer Ready
1.    High River Sauces
Rogue
2.    The Feisty Parrot LLC
Feisty Parrot Savage Beast
3.    PuckerButt Pepper Company
Carolina Reaper Sauce
Hot Sauce:  Jalapeno – Consumer Ready
1.       Pepper Palace
Tequilapeno Hot Sauce
2.       MMXI
Thick and Spicy Hot Sauce
3.       Lucky Dog Hot Sauce
Purple Label
Hot Sauce:  Pepper Blend – Consumer Ready
1.       Born to Hula, LLC
Ghost of Ancho
2.       Jungle Heat
Scorpion Sting
3.       Lucky Dog Hot Sauce
Black Label
Hot Sauce: Mild – Consumer Ready
1.       Lucky Dog Hot Sauce
Purple Label
2.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Pineapple Orange Hot Sauce With Mango
3.       Fat Cat Gourmet Foods
Surprisingly Mild Guajillo Ghost
Hot Sauce:  Medium – Consumer Ready
1.       Red Canyon Spice
Raptor Original
2.       Lucky Dog Hot Sauce
Orange Label
3.       El Verraco Hot Sauce
Cinco Sauce
Hot Sauce:  Hot – Consumer Ready
1.       The Karma Sauce Company
Cherry Bomb Hot Sauce
2.       Lucky Dog Hot Sauce
Pink Label
3.       Scotty O'Hotty Gourmet
Premium Habanero Sauce
Hot Sauce:  X Hot – Consumer Ready
1.       Race City Sauceworks
98 Octane Ghost Pepper Reserve
2.       Fat Cat Gourmet Foods
Chairman Meow's Revenge
3.       Patter Fam Sauces
Holy Ghost Revival
Best Hot Sauce:
Born to Hula, LLC
Ghost of Ancho
Fresh Salsa: Mild – Consumer Ready
1.       Cita's Salsa
Garden Green
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Fire Roasted Vegetable
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Jack's Special Mild
Fresh Salsa: Medium – Consumer Ready
1.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Jack's Special Medium
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Fire Roasted Vegetable Medium
       3 . Ana's Foods
Ana's Restaurant Style Salsa
Fresh Salsa: Hot – Consumer Ready
1.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh gourmet Jack's Special Hot
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Screamin' Hot
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Jack's Jamaican Hot
Fresh Salsa: Fruit – Consumer Ready
1.       Cita's Salsa
Mango-Pina
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Mango Habanero with Ginger & Honey
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Mango Peach
Fresh Salsa: Specialty – Consumer Ready
1.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Tomatillo Salsa
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Nino's Black Bean & Corn Salsa Medium
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Five Pepper Salsa
Best Fresh Salsa:
Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh gourmet Jack's Special Hot
Salsa: Mild – Consumer Ready
1.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Black & White Bean Salsa
2.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Lime Mango Salsa
3.       Texas Brew Salsa
Honey Roasted Chipotle No Heat Mild
Salsa: Medium – Consumer Ready
1.       Texas Select Seasonings
Southwest Poblano
2.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Jalapeno Salsa Fresca
3.       If You Dare Foods
Flicker of Fire
Salsa: Hot – Consumer Ready
1.       Sweet Slap'n Salsa Co. LLC
Hot Peach Salsa
2.       Jalsa Foods
Jalsa
3.       Little Diablo Salsa
Little Diablo Hot Salsa
Salsa: X Hot – Consumer Ready
1.       La Familia Salsa Co LLC
XX Red Scorpion
2.       If You Dare Foods
Fire in the Hole
3.       PuckerButt Pepper Company
Linda's Stupit PMS
Salsa: Bean & Corn – Consumer Ready
1.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Black & White Bean Salsa
2.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa
3.       Sweet Slap'n Salsa Co. LLC
Medium Black Bean & Corn Salsa
Salsa: Chipotle – Consumer Ready
1.       Little Diablo Salsa
Little Diablo Medium Chipotle
2.       Stagecoach Salsa Company
Smoke & Fire
       3 . Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Spicy Chipotle Pepper & Smoked Corn Salsa
Salsa: Fruit – Consumer Ready
1.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Peach Salsa
2.       Sweet Slap'n Salsa Co. LLC
Strawberry Salsa
3.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Fiery Cranberry Habanero
Salsa: Exotic Blend – Consumer Ready
1.       Texas Select Seasonings
Wild Bill's Ghost Pepper Salsa
2.       Little Diablo Salsa
Little Diablo Mild Garlic
3.       Little Diablo Salsa
Little Diablo Mild Artichoke
Salsa: Verde/Tomatillo – Consumer Ready
1.       Silverleaf International
Ghost Pepper Salsa Verde
2.       Texas Select Seasonings
Tomatillo Avocado
3.       Xochitl, Inc.
Salsa Xochitl Asada Verde
Best Salsa:
Texas Select Seasonings
Southwest Poblano
Snack: Cheese – Consumer Ready
1.       Cabot Creamery Cooperative
Cabbot Habanero Chedder 
2.       Cabot Creamery Cooperative
Cabot Pepper Jack Cheese
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Artichoke Spinach 4 Cheese
Snack: Chips – Consumer Ready
1.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Original Tortilla Chips
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Sesame Tortilla Chips
Snack: Jerky – Consumer Ready
1.       The Jerky Connection
Lizard Wizard
2.       Chili Dawg's Foods of Fire
Dawghouse Jerky-Fiery Beef
3.       Devil's Breath Chile Company
Werewolf Jerky
Snack: Pickles – Consumer Ready
1.       Pepper Palace
Habanero Chunk Pickles
2.       Pepper Palace
Pineapple Bread & Butter Pickles
3.       Pepper Palace
Horseradish Pickles
Snack: Pickled Other – Consumer Ready
1.       Smokin Texas Gourmet
L'il Gems Candied Jalapenos
2.       Silverleaf International
Marinated Garlic with Ghost Peppers
3.       La Familia Salsa Co LLC
Candied Jalapenos
Snack: Prepared Dip – Consumer Ready
1.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
Spicy Black Bean Dip with Lime
2.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Cream Cheese and Salsa
3.       Garden Fresh Salsa
Garden Fresh Gourmet Gourmet Guacamole Mild
Snack: Salty Snack – Consumer Ready
1.       Pam's Market Popcorn
Naughty Nice Sweet Potato Spice Popcorn
2.       Deano's Jalapenos
All Natural White Cheddar Jalapeno Chips
3.       Xochitl, Inc.
Xochitl Papitas Salt & Vinegar Kettle Style
Best Snack
Pam's Market Popcorn
Naughty Nice Sweet Potato Spice Popcorn
Zesty Sweets: Candy/Chocolate -Consumer Ready
1.       Texas Toffee / PepperSmack
Texas Ghost Pecan Toffee
2.       Texas Toffee / PepperSmack
Texas Scorpion Pecan Toffee
3.       Poco Dolce Confections
Super Chile Toffee Squares
Best Zesty Sweets
Texas Toffee / PepperSmack
Texas Ghost Pecan Toffee
Cook-Off Food: Chile Con Carne
1.       Texas Select Seasonings
Ghost Dust XXHot Chili Seasoning
2.       Pepper Palace
Chili Starter
3.       Pecos Red Products
Pecos Red Chili Mix
Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub
1.       Cowboy BBQ
Salty Bronc Seasoning
2.       Crawfish Connection
Mike's Mojo Seasoning Craw Boil
3.       Chili Dawg's Foods of Fire
Habanero
Cook-Off Food: Table Seasoning
1.       Chipotle Texas
Sabroso Blends Chipotle Pizza Topper
2.       SaltWorks, Inc.
Hellfire® Smoked Habanero Sea Salt
3.       Woody's Bar-B-Q Sauce Co.
Woody's Bar-B-Q Dry Rub & Seasoning
Cook-Off Food: Asian Seasoning or Marinade
1.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Bali
2.       Pepper Palace
Sweet But Sassy
3.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Buffayaki
Cook-Off Food: Latin Seasoning or Marinade
1.       Ana's Foods
Ana's Chorizo Seasoning Mix
2.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Stinky Bee
3.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Christmas Island Hot
Cook-Off Food: Wing Sauce Mild/Medium
1.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Stinky Bee
2.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Buffayaki
3.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Sorta Hot
Cook-Off Food: Wing Sauce Hot/X Hot
1.       All Spice Cafe
Cayenne Habanero XXX
2.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! The Hammer
3.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's booYah! Bali
Cook-Off Beverage: Bloody Mary Mix
1.       Hankerings LLC – Salvy Sousa
Salvy Sousa Bloody Bull Bloody Mary Mix
2.       Bloody Revolution - Gourmet Bloody Mary Mixes
Bloody Revolution "Smoked Habanero"
3.       Walker Feed Co. 
Bloody Mary Mix
Cook-Off Beverage: Other Beverage/Cocktail Mix
1.       Race City Sauceworks
Owem G. Williker's Salted Caramel & Milk Chocolate Elixic
2.       Smokin Texas Gourmet
Votew All Natural Beverage Mix
3.       Pepper Palace
Spice Energy Drink
Cook-Off Specialty
1.       The Spice Boys
Ragin Cajun
2.       Patter Fam Sauces
Arrabiata Sauce
3.       Sean's booYah!
Sean's Booyah Bali
Best Cook-Off
All Spice Cafe
Cayenne Habanero XXX
Best New Product Consumer Ready food
1.       Poco Dolce Confections
Spicy Peanut Brittle
2.       The Feisty Parrot LLC
Feisty Parrot Savage Beast
3.       Sadie B Foods, Inc
Jamaican Mango Jerk Sauce
Best New Product Cook-Off
1.       SaltWorks, Inc.
Fusion® VenomTM Sea Salt
2.       CattleBoyZ Foods
Chipotle Maple Bacon BBQ Sauce
3.       Twang Partners, LTD
Margaritaville Pina Colada Cocktail Sugar
Marketing: Label
1.       My Chihuahua Bites Salsa
My Chihuahua Bites Salsa Blanco Party Dip
2.       My Chihuahua Bites Salsa
My Chihuahua Bites Salsa Hot
3.       High River Sauces
Grapes Of Wrath
Marketing: Logo
1.       High River Sauces
High River Sauces
2.       The Feisty Parrot LLC
Feisty Parrot
3.       My Chihuahua Bites Salsa
My Chihuahua Bites Salsa
Marketing: Product Packaging
1.       Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc.
The Reserve Pack
2.       Gunther's Gourmet Groceries, LLC
The Salsa Sampler
3.       Jalapeno Jeaven
Jalapeno Grill Rack
Best Overall Product / Best of the Best
Born to Hula, LLC
Ghost of Ancho