Blind Judging Food Competitions: Gorji Gourmet Wins 39 Awards

Gorji Gourmet Sauces Win 39 Awards In Blind Tasting Food Competitions

Gorji Gourmet Has now won 9 Gold and 16 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards.

Gorji’s spicy Arrabiata Diavolo won its 5th Golden Chile Award in 2021 and Puttanesca won the Golden Chile in 2018. Arrabiata Diavolo, Puttanesca and Hummus have all won Gold Scovie awards bring the total to 9 gold awards.

At Zestfest, the Scovie Awards and the International Flave awards all eight Gorji Gourmet Foods have now won 39 awards in blind judging food competitions.

Gorji Gourmet Pasta Sauces Sweep Gold, Silver & Bronze Three Times for pasta sauces.

In 2015, 2016 and 2018 Gorji Gourmet sauces win Gold, Silver and Bronze at Zestfest. Puttanesca won the coveted Golden Chili Award with Arrabiata Diavolo with Silver and Pomodoro won Bronze. The spicy Arrabiata, the zesty Puttanesca and the not spicy Pomodoro pasta sauce swept gold, silver and bronze awards three times. All three pasta sauces won in blind taste tests.

Devilishly Tasty Arrabiata Diavolo Wins Silver for Best New Product Cookoff 2015

It competed against products from all around the country at the 2015 ZestFest Fiery Food Challenge. See http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/food-wine/foo….

Meg McMills Buckley (above) represented Gorji Gourmet Foods at ZestFest 2017. She was busy at the awards dinner going up and receiving a total of four awards!

Hummus, Caesar Dressing and Remoulade Wins Gold, Silver & Bronze

In 2019 Gorji Gourmet Sauces‘ three new spreads, Hummus, Caesar Dressing and Remoulade took home gold, silver and bronze at the Scovie Awards. Hummus won Gold and Spicy Remoulade won Bronze in prepared dips. In Salad Dressings,  Caesar Dressing won Silver and Pomegranate Vinaigrette won Bronze. Puttanesca took home silver in pasta sauces and Dipping Oil & Marinade won Bronze in the barbecue category. Puttanesca won Gold in Pasta Sauces. Dipping Oil & Marinade took Silver in the Cooking Oil division, also also known as Steak Primer, won in the marinades category for barbecuing. It is cooking olive oil you can cook meat, fish and vegetables.

Scovie Spotlight Features Puttanesca Recipe

Gorji’s recipe for Grilled Chilled Avocado with Puttanesca Sauce and Poached Shrimp is featured in the Scovie Spotlight. The recipe is from Chef’s award-winning Zing! By Gorji Cookbook.

The Scovie Awards recognizes the top savory, spicy and fiery food products in the world.

The Scovie Awards . The awards were named after the Scoville Scale, a measurement of the spicy heat of a chile pepper. It is one of the most competitive blind tasteing food competitions. Hundreds of products are entered and go through rigorous tastings to receive the top honors. Dave DeWitt, founder of the Scovie Awards said there were 126 total companies entering this year, with entries from 30 states and 8 countries. “Companies from all over the world continue to recognize the Scovie Awards as the most competitive and challenging blind taste-tested event in the world,” DeWitt, said.

ZestFest Winners a hit at Gorji Gourmet ZestFest Booth 

ZestFest is one of the largest events in the country that showcases the zestiest products on the market.

Zestfest held yearly in Irving, Texas. Professional judges at the Fiery Food Challenge taste hundreds of sauces, salsas and spicy treats from across the US and internationally to select the winners. It is one of the largest events in the country that showcases the zestiest products on the market.

International Artisan Flave Awards

The International Artisan Flave Awards, or simply “The Flave Awards” is a premiere culinary food competition providing small to medium sized businesses an opportunity to showcase their original products and be recognized for their talents.

Arrabiata Diavolo
GOLD SCOVIE Award 2021 – Scovie Awards
GOLD SCOVIE Award 2017 – Scovie Awards
GOLDEN CHILE Award 2017 – ZestFest
GOLDEN CHILE Award 2017 – ZestFest
GOLDEN CHILE Award 2016 – ZestFest
GOLDEN CHILE Award 2015 – ZestFest
SILVER Award 2015 Best New Product – ZestFest
SILVER Award 2018 – ZestFest
BRONZE Award 2019 – ZestFest
BRONZE Award 2021 – Scovie Awards (2 awards)

Puttanesca
GOLDEN CHILE Award 2018 – ZestFest
GOLD SCOVIE Award 2018 – Scovie Awards
SILVER Award 2021 – Scovie Awards
SILVER Award 2019 – ZestFest

Silver Award for Best New Product 2015

SILVER Award 2019 – Scovie Awards
SILVER Award 2017 – ZestFest

SILVER Award 2017 – Scovie Awards
SILVER Award 2016 – Scovie Awards
SILVER Award 2016 – ZestFest
SILVER Award 2015 – ZestFest

Pomodoro
BRONZE Award 2018 – ZestFest
BRONZE Award 2016 – ZestFest
BRONZE Award 2015 – ZestFest

Dipping Oil & Marinade Primer
BRONZE Award 2021 – International Artisan Flave Awards
SILVER Award 2018 – Scovie Awards
SILVER Award 2017 – ZestFest
BRONZE Award 2017 – Scovie Award
BRONZE Award 2019 – Scovie Award
BRONZE Award 2021 – Scovie Award

Pomegranate Vinaigrette
BRONZE Award 2021 – International Artisan Flave Awards
SILVER Award 2019 – ZestFest
SILVER Award 2017 – Scovie Awards
BRONZE Award 2021 – Scovie Awards
BRONZE Award 2018 – Scovie Awards
BRONZE Award 2017 – ZestFest

Hummus
GOLD Award 2019 – Scovie Awards

Caesar Dressing
SILVER Award 2019 – Scovie

Spicy Remoulade
BRONZE Award 2021 – Scovie

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Prepare Restaurant Quality Dishes At Home With Gorji Gourmet Sauces

• Pomodoro: clean tasting and vibrant, but not hot. It is a flavorful base on pizzas, pastas and any recipe using tomato sauce.
• Puttanesca: perfect on any tomato sauce recipe calling for extra “zing”.
• Arrabiata Diavolo: the spiciest. It adds zesty heat to pasta, pizza, seafood, burgers, bloody marys and wherever the devil makes you do it!
• Dipping Oil/Marinade: olive oil that is perfect as a dipping oil or as a marinade for all kinds of meats, fish, poultry and vegetables. Chef Gorji uses this exclusively in his kitchen at Canary By Gorji.
• Pomegranate Vinaigrette: a lively salad dressing made with olive oil. Ideal for salads, as a light sauce for meats of all kinds, or as a marinade.
• All five Gorji Gourmet brand sauces have no preservatives or added sugar and come in 24 oz. glass jars.

The gourmet pasta sauces are available for sale in the Dallas area at Gorji restaurant, DFW area Whole Foods, Jimmy’s Food Store, Royal Blue and online at Amazon and GorjiGourmet.com

Visit gorjigourmet.com for more information about Gorji Gourmet Foods.