Nettle Foods is a brand of cooking helpers, all sourced from organic regenerative farms, and plant-based too. This Oxfordshire company use natural fermentation methods, to produce restaurant-quality foods that are sustainable and good for local communities. Crafted with care, they feature bold flavours without need for preservatives.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (some ingredients like garlic, mushrooms and macadamia nuts are toxic to animal friends).
The range includes:
Haverstock White is a vegan cheese, that is creamy and salty, made with cashew and macadamia nuts, with marinated garlic, fresh thyme, olive oil and black peppercorns. Use in pasta salad or tacos.
Mushroom Truffle Vegan Pate is a creamy umami psread, made from excess liquid of mushroom and vegetable ferments, combined with fermented cashews, fresh lemon juice, white truffle oil and maple syrup. Nice with crusty bread or stirred through pasta.
Sumac Chilli Mint is good for toasted pita bread. Made with creamy cashew ferment, whole fermented chillies, spearmint and dried sumac berries, this is the perfect vegan alternative to labneh (a Middle Eastern yoghurt).
Cultured Gold is a gourmet organic plant-based butter, ideal on hot crumpets or crispy sourdough bread. Made from cultured cashew milk and pink Himalayan salt, you can use this for cooking, spreading or baking.
Preserved Lemon Dill is made with whole preserved Sicilian green lemons, cashew ferment and col-pressed extra virgin olive oil. Use this zesty spread on pasta and bagels.
Basil Kale Pesto uses by-products from nut ferments instead of Parmesan (a cheese that is not vegetarian, due to containing a cheese with calf rennet). This vegan pesto is made with basil, garlic, black pepper and black kale, nice on focaccia or in pasta.
