IN THE BEGINNING
Way back at the very end of last century, golden oldies Jenny Stewart and her husband Hilton set off from their home on Waiheke Island for tropical holiday in Fiji. Little did they know this was to be the start of a foodie adventure that would last well over a decade.
Once back from Fiji, Jenny was determined to cook with the tamarind fruit she had encountered there. After experimenting with a little bit of this, and a bit more of that, she created a superb chutney. Friends told her it was too good to keep to herself, and that she should be selling it at the Waiheke Island markets. One thing lead to another, and before long she and her Tamarind Chutney had become 'World famous on Waiheke'.
A few years later, someone suggested that Jenny enter her chutney in the Cuisine Artisan Awards which celebrate fabulous NZ artisan foods. Those who had tasted it, were not surprised when the Jenny's Kitchen Tamarind chutney (Medium) won a Cuisine Artisan Award in 2012. Jenny was 80 when she won her award.
As the NZ Herald wrote in 2012 "It's hard to know what is more delightful, Jenny's Kitchen Tamarind Chutney or the charming octogenarian couple who produce it all - by hand".
While Jenny no longer stirs the pots, her legendary influence and secret recipe lives on in her award winning tamarind chutney.
Description
An indulgent rich chutney with spicy sweetness.
