Hickory Dickory Smoke To New Broighter Oil
Rapeseed oil producer Broighter Gold has launched a new Hickory Smoked product.
The company, which is based on a family farm near Limavady in county Derry, developed the new rapeseed oil following requests from chefs and also to meet the growing market trend towards smoked flavours.
The new Hickory Smoked Rapeseed Oil, also geared towards the BBQ season, is available in 250ml bottes at a recommended retail price of £3.99.
Leona Kane, managing director of the multi-award winning Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil, commenting on the new culinary oil, says: “We’ve had a number of approaches over recent years from leading chefs for a smoked product and have been working to perfect the recipe for some time. We’ve taste tested the new oil and received very positive reviews from professional chefs as well as home cooks.
“Our research and contacts with chefs indicated a developing interest in oils that add a smoked flavour. The new oil is the outcome of extensive NPD work. It’s also an ideal oil for barbequed dishes,” she adds.
The new oil joins Broighter Gold’s successful range of original Liquid Gold and flavour infused rapeseed oils such as Basil, Chilli, Rosemary and Garlic, Lemon, Thai, and Black Truffle. The family business sells its oils throughout Northern Ireland as well as Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and France.
Formed in 2010 as a farm diversification project, Broighter Gold has won a string of UK Great Taste and Blas na hEireann Irish National Food awards over the past five years. The company was also won the prestigious Flavours of the Neighbourhood, a UK competition launched by the Hotel Indigo Group, part of the global Intercontinental Hotel Group chain, to find the best artisan food product.
The culinary oils are based on oilseed rape grown on Broglasco, the Kane family farm, in Myroe, near Limavady, which is on the edge of Lough Foyle just above sea level on reclaimed land. The arable farm covers 800 acres – 180-acres are used to grow rapeseed.
The fertile ground grows high yielding crops of wheat, barley, oilseed and potatoes. Ireland’s greatest find of gold artefacts from the Iron Age of the 1st century BC was found on the farm and is now held by the national Museum of Ireland.
In addition to the development of rapeseed oil, the company has expanded into industrial tourism by developing an exhibition centre through the international EconoMusee network that enables visitors to see how the oil is produced and used in cooking.
