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FLAVOUR OVER FLAME
FLAVOUR OVER FLAME
At LC’S we obsess over New Zealand’s highest quality ingredients. From seed to sauce using ancient ageing and fermenting techniques, made entirely by hand where flavour over flame rules.
Most sauces are thrown together with vinegar and peppers with the industry standard to focus on the extreme heat and basic flavour profiles. Our focus is always flavour first. All our products are made in small batches with the freshest ingredients available, including some personally grown before being aged or fermented to give a more balanced flavour. From start to finish, a single bottle can take over 9 months to create and is specifically designed to give you a unique flavour profile that will enhance all your food experiences.
These sauces are approachable, a hot sauce novice can enjoy even our hottest flavour. We do not add any artificial colours or preservatives and rely on the ancient practices of food preservation.
OUR STORY
30 years later and still trying every new artisan sauce I find with a fridge dedicated to them.
I discovered a passion for sauces from a young age, childhood memories of sauce-filled sandwiches and a love of being in the kitchen. Cooking sauces gives me the ability to exercise my creativity by experimenting with different flavour profiles and techniques whilst spreading joy through food.
Looking back LC’S has been a work in progress from the first seeds being sowed over 10 years ago, (Yes, pun intended) learning how to grow the best Chillies and what compliments them. With the ability to travel the world and visit huge Christmas markets in Europe and remote village markets in Africa, I have learnt the key to great flavour is using only the freshest seasonal local ingredients.
One of my favourite parts I love about the entire process is being able to remember planting the seed during the final tasting of the cook and knowing my sauce encourages people to discover new sensations and ways of enjoying what they eat.
I never set out to be a business owner, I just seriously love sauces. I still remember standing around the kitchen table with my first bottled sauce for people to try and receiving my first natural genuine positive reaction. Soon after I set to work playing to refine flavours and I quickly realized I had a mission to make my favourite food more available in a uniquely fresh way. Breaking through its hot heads only confines to become something amazingly artisanal LC’S sauce was born for the entire family to love and not to mention absolutely delicious!
The best part is I now get to bring it to you! Please click around my site to see what products we offer and what we’re all about. You can also follow the adventures by clicking on the social icons for my Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube pages.
