THE CHOICE HAS BEEN MADE! Top Specialty Food of the Year 2017
As you know, each year I name a Top Specialty Food of the Year. Last year our Top Specialty Food of the Year 2016 was Dave’s Killer Bread–Good Seed Bread. Now, they don’t know who I am and have never sent me anything. I just discovered Dave’s Good Seed bread on my own at my local Sam’s club. Visit the review here to discover why I and my whole family are still hooked on this marvelous bread.
This year choice for Top Specialty Food of the Year 2017 was a tough one as there were many great foods in the running. Walt and I have sampled an exceptional selection of Fancy Food and Specialty Food this year, probably well over 100 items. See our previous reviews for this year:
Top 5 Specialty Foods of 2017
- From all the food sent to us or bought by us this year our Top 5 Specialty Foods of 2017 (not in any particular order:
Explore Cuisine Pasta –Pasta made from alternative flours, Gluten Free. I adored this pasta because of the wonderful varieties and the high protein. See review
Sesame Kingdom Mediterranean Spread –Flavored Sesame Seed Spreads. Words cannot describe the addictiveness of these spreads. Review
Bobo Bars & Bobo Bite Oatmeal Bars in a variety of Flavors. Walt went nuts for these bars. Review
Wild Planet Foods — Some of the many Wild Planet’s sustainable caught products available include: Wild Sardines, Wild Albacore, Wild Mackeral fillets. A wonderful solution for vacation eating or as a salad topper. Review
Skinny Pasta — Lo Cal Pasta alternative made from the Shirataki plant. All the different shapes makes this a must try product. Review
And the Winner of the Top Specialty Food of the Year 2017 is…
Sesame Kingdom Mediterranean Spread
I think I knew my winner all along…
The base of the spreads is organic sesame seeds that is slowly ground in stone wheels for hours, with dates, carob, figs and beets. These spreads are vegan, paleo, and don’t contain any gluten, preservatives, dairy, nuts or added sugar. They are an incredible substitute for peanut butter. I love all the varieties that I have tried and I am sure I would enjoy them all! Flavors include:
- Fig
- Beet
- Pomegranate
- Strawberry
- Mighty Date
- Carob Chocolate
Buy Sesame Kingdom Mediterranean Spread at their website. Buy all of our other mentioned specialty food on Amazon in the gourmet food section.
Love our Specialty Food Articles?
Specialty Food Sunday: Fancy Food Show Summer 2016
More Favorites from the Fancy Food Show Summer 2016
Spectrum Essentials Organic Ground Flaxseed, 24 Ounce – I like to add ground flaxseed to baked goods and smoothies for extra nutrition.
I like the Gourmet Basket dried fruits and nut. I can eat the nuts by themselves but I chose this because I have never had dried kiwi or apricot which is dried turkish apricot.
I am loving the big bag of pistachios — because I love pistachios they are delicious!
I would love the Nutty New Yorker Gourmet Food Fruit and Nuts Basket looks like a great assortment
Buffalo Bob’s 10 Piece Gourmet Exotic Jerky Assortment, I am getting this for my husband for his birthday.
I would love to try the Oh! Nuts 6-section Roasted Holiday Nuts Basket – 2 LB Tray because it looks delicious and it’s 2 pounds! My other half and I both love snacking on nuts and this would last us a couple of months.
We LOVE the Haribo Original Gold-Bears Gummi Candy! My kiddos and I LOVE Gummy Bears! They are so YUMMY! 🙂
Nature Nate’s Honey tastes great, love eating it with nut butters.
Haribo gummi bears because…they are gummi bears!!
I love the Magnificent Gift Baskets Gourmet Food Nuts Holiday Gift Basket, 7 Different Delicious Nuts because I love nuts!
I like the look of the Himalayan Pink Salt Grass-Fed Ghee Butter by 4th & Heart, 9 Ounce, Pasture Raised, Non-GMO, Lactose Free, Certified Paleo. I put it in my cart. I make curries all of the time and love using gee.
I’d have to go with the Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt, 2lbs Extra-Fine Grain – I’ve heard it’s good? Seen it on cooking shows and the like. Plus… it’s one of the few things in that section that actually interests me lol 🙂
I’m loving the Viva Naturals Organic Coconut Oil. I use coconut oil for everything; my hair, shaving, cooking. It’s an incredible thing!
Nature Nate’s honey!
I’m loving the Stretch Island Fruit Leather Variety Pack 48-Count! My kids love those treats and they are good incentive to eat their meals! lol
I’d like the Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt, 2lbs Extra-Fine Grain. I like the taste of the salts I’ve tried.
Thanks for the contest.
The Tea Forte Single Steeps Tea Chest would be a fantastic gift!
I like the Haribo Original Gold-Bears Gummi Candy, 5-Pound Bag of Delicious Bears because they taste great.
I love the Sherpa Pink Himalayan Salt- we use pink Himalayan salt all the time (including Pink Himalayan Salt Plates (which we usually use for Caprese Salads, but which are great for sushi, too, and even to cook on!), & we have it for our guests on the table as a “finishing salt”, along with many others, such as Red Salt, & Black Salt from Hawaii, salts we’ve brought from overseas, and local WV & Virginia salts! Why? Because it ‘s “foodie” fun! The different salts do have different, subtle flavors, the large crystals seem to impart more flavor (and you use less of it), and they are pretty!
I’m liking the Spectrum Essentials Organic Ground Flaxseed. It’s easy to use so I can put it in food easily.