The Wonky Food Co (relishes from food waste)
Most towns have shops where you can buy artisan chutney, jam and marmalade, made by locals who know how to cook with real ingredients. You can make your own, but most people don’t (it’s also quite complicated, as you have boil the jars or sterilise them in the dishwasher). Safer and easier to just buy from others!
The Wonky Food Co makes a small range of delicious relishes, all made from wonky fruits and vegetables, that are discarded by supermarkets and sometimes farmers, and would otherwise end up on landfills.
20 years ago, the founder’s summer job on a New Zealand fruit farm, was to walk under kiwi fruit vines, and throw ‘misshapen fruits’ on the ground to rot. He never forgot this food waste issue, and now makes three relishes:
- Chilli Tomato (nice with vegan cheese or add to pasta, or use as a marinade)
- Zesty Lime (nice to add to curry recipes)
- Tangy Onion (for vegan gravy and stew recipes)
Choose seedless preserves for children, swallowing difficulties or teeth problems. Check medication before consuming grapefruit or rhubarb. Before using, read our post on food safety for people and pets.
Chutney is very popular in England, though it’s actually from India (the word ‘chaatna’ means ‘to lick’ in Hindi – hence mango chutney. Mostly made with apples, onions and vinegar, it’s good with a vegan cheese sandwich or in a Ploughman’s lunch.
Piccalilli is also good with Ploughman’s, made with cauliflower, runner beans, garlic and mustard powder.
