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Monday, July 22, 2013

Suan's Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish Highly Recommended by Whom You Know! Add Some Culinary Creativity From A Superlative Woman from Oklahoma to Your Life!

Sometimes even the best foods just need the right accent to make them taste even better. This can be anything from a condiment to an herb or spice. However, my new favorite way to accent my cooking is with Suan's Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish. This tempting relish combines crunchy red and green peppers with sweet, tangy, and tart flavors. It makes for the perfect accompaniment to almost any dish! I really enjoyed taking a spoonful and putting it over some hummus I had made. It really boosted the flavor and texture!
What could be better as a snack than some wonderful cheese, some toothy crackers, and Suan's Pepper Relish? When we were growing up in our multi-ethnic neighborhood, my girlfriend Joanne's father made his own relish. He'd sit after work and enjoy some olives, some pickled something, and his relish. When you're exposed to different foodie cultures, you keep those memories in the back of your mind. Relish isn't just a word now, but a colorful side condiment for savoring a moment of calm, when you can kick back and reflect on your day. Suan's relish isn't too hot, but it always has a little kick. The heat of her peppers has been sublimated, and the flavor is paramount. Great as a side, and in the deep days of summer, a great relief for your system. Heat works to relieve heat, in case you didn't know. Just ask Sam, Joanne's Dad.
In the world of condiments, you may think you've seen it all. But every once in a while, you come across a product so unique and special, it simply demands that it become a regular part of your diet! Such was the case when I tried Suan's Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish. Created by Suan Grant, founder of Suan's foods, this relish is a fabulous way to add extra flavor and kick to countless meals. Sweet and spicy at the same time, just a little bit goes a long way towards making any dish more exciting. I mixed it into plain hummus, and it was delicious - tons of flavor with just the right amount of heat! I'm also looking forward to using it as a topping on burgers, sandwiches, and more. Highly recommended!
Sweet, tangy and crunchy all sound good to me and that is exactly what you will get with Suan's Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish. This relish is made of green and red peppers, vinegar, sugar, salt and of course, scotch bonnet peppers. This relish could go with just about anything. Think hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, the list is endless. I tried this relish as an addition to plain cheese pizza. Wow, what a flavor punch it added. It had just a little bit of excitement without going over the top. This is the perfect condiment to have on hand for everyday excitement.
This is the freshest relish I have ever tasted. It tastes like you are eating recently picked peppers with a sweet, tasty, tart flavor. This relish goes great with anything, It takes your average hot dog up about 100 notches. I served it to my husband on a hot dog the other night and he was ecstatic. The crisp and crunchy feeling while eating this relish is unlike anything else. Suan’s scotch bonnet pepper relish is great to make pasta salad with. It is also great to make chicken or tuna salad with as well. It is a great refreshing relish perfect for summer time. I highly recommended packing it next time you grill hot dogs on the beach, it will bring a taste to your food that will make you feel like you’re eating in a five-star restaurant.

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As recipient of the 2011 Dallas Gourmet Market Gold Award Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pepper Jelly has become a leading condiment where it is found. Additions to the all-natural line of fine gourmet condiments are Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish, Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Sweet Tomato Jam, Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Mango Lemon Fruit Butter, Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pineapple Cinnamon Jam, Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pepper Flavor Sauce and Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Onion Preserves. 


This 100% female owned U.S. company was founded in 2009 as an S-Corp, with the growing popularity of Suan’s makes her a must visit destination at consumer and trade shows alike as customers seek her out to try new products and savor her ever popular Scotch Bonnet Pepper Jelly. From 2011 thru 2012, Suan’s could be found in the Oklahoma Gourmet booth at the Dallas Gourmet Market, sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, this national exposure would introduce Suan’s to 169 stores and grow her market to 17 states. On a national scale, Suan’s was accepted into the “Fancy Food Trade Show” in Washington, D.C. the summer of 2012 where attendance includes buyers from around the world. For 2013, you will find Suan’s at the “Fancy Food Trade Show” in New York City and the “Natural Food Show” in Baltimore. On the state level, Suan’s will be found at the Home & Garden Shows of Oklahoma City in January and Tulsa in March, An Affair of the Heart’s shows in February and October in Oklahoma City and Tulsa in July and November, the Oklahoma City State Fair in September. The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby in June and the Futurity in November in Oklahoma City will complete her consumer and trade show schedule. 


Invitations to in-bound trade missions from Germany, EU, Canada, China, India and Mexico resulted in Suan’s, Inc. being invited to participate with the United States Department of Agriculture through the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry on an out-bound trade mission to the ANTAD Trade Show in Guadalajara, Mexico the spring of 2012 along with 5 other southern U.S. companies. 


Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pepper Jelly has been featured on the cover of the national publications of “Fancy Foods Magazine and Gourmet Products” and twice as their “Editor’s Choice” for February 8, 2011 and December 18, 2012 and the January 23, 2013 article “Spread the Love.” “Specialty Foods Magazine” in their “What’s New/What’s Hot” section. Reaching the international membership of the NRHA with the digital “Reiner’s Magazine” February 2013, titled “The Jelly Lady.” Local publications include: the cover of OSU’s “FAPC’s.biz magazine” along with cover story and cover article of “Oklahoma Living” with her daughter, potter Robin Wolf. Articles in OSU’s “Triangle”, “State” and “Cowboy Living” magazines along with numerous newspaper articles and television spots complete the ever growing interest in Suan’s products and company. 


For those looking for Suan’s, please see her web-site, www.suansfoods.com and like her on www.facebook.com/suansfoods for ordering or for recipes and ideas on how to use her products. 


Suan’s, Inc. is a member of the Made in Oklahoma Coalition, (MIO), Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA), and The Specialty Food Association (formerly the National Association Specialty Food Trade or NASFT). 
Suan’s, Inc. was honored to be named by “The Journal Record” as one of their “Innovative Companies for 2012”. In 2013 Suan was invited by Oklahoma State University’s School of Entrepreneurship’s to serve as a mentor for the Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP). 


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