Pamper a Tomato

And it will Pamper You

Nigel Slater is quoted as saying: "Pamper a Tomato - over water it, over feed it and you will get (and these are Nigel's words) a Paris Hilton of a tomato."

Rick (Stokes' founder, MD and Ketchup aficionado) has quite a thing about the quality of the tomatoes we put in our Award-Winning Tomato Ketchup.

"I liked Ketchup so much that, similar to a smoker (but I'm not) who would not go out with only two cigarettes left, I would panic unless I had at least two bottles of Ketchup in my house."

It is thanks to Rick's passion for perfection that we get to enjoy this delightfully thick, intensely tomatoey Tomato Ketchup and its brothers and sisters in Stokes' amazing Ketchup Range.

Shake it,  squeeze it,  love it

Tomatoes originally came from Paraguay, which is where we started our search. In fact, we tried tomatoes from everywhere, all over the world.

Rick and the team discovered that the best tasting tomatoes came from a number of different growers, ripening below the Mediterranean sunshine of southern Italy. 

They were and are a bit more expensive than some other sources but our mantra is always to be “Best in Class” - no compromise.  

With the 'quality' box ticked, we decided to up the volume, simmering a massive 200g of those juicy Italian tomatoes, reduced into every 100g of ketchup to make Stokes Tomato Ketchup sooo special.

Savour the rich tomato taste then feel the heat of the spices kicking in from our Chilli Ketchup. For smoky background notes and another warming finish, our Chipotle Ketchup uses Chipotle Chillies, which are Jalapenos left to ripen on the plant to a deep red, before being smoked, giving them their distinctive flavour.

Stokes Curry Ketchup marries the rich tomato tastes with classic curry spices including coriander, turmeric, fenugreek, ginger, cumin, and green cardamon.

Stokes Bloody Mary Ketchup is pure beauty in a bottle, adding a shot of vodka and a unique blend of Bloody Mary spices, perfect for that 'morning after' bacon sandwich. Try mixing it with our Real Mayonnaise for a Bloody Mary Rose Sauce to give prawn cocktails a real treat.

Shake it, squeeze it, love it

 Order your 'Great Ketchup' hit - here

More foodie thoughts for the week:

 


Seasons to be Cheerful - 
March is on the horizon with Spring just round the corner. Enjoy this seasonal 'freshness' - here.







Blood Orange Beauties - 
Blood Oranges are a thing of beauty, so we thought we'd share a few delicious sweet and savoury ideas with you - here.
 


 



Rick, Roo & Curries Too - 
This is a wonderful opportunity to see and hear Rick as he speaks to camera and very much from the heart  - here.

If we couldn't make it AMAZING...
we wouldn't make it at all.

FOOD MADE BETTER 
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