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Csigi Gourmet’s Salubrious Savina won a 3rd place Scovie Award in the Habanero Hot Sauce category for 2006!

Csigi Gourmet’s Capsaicin Carnivale won a 2nd place Scovie Award in the Habanero Hot Sauce category for 2007!

Csigi Gourmet’s Habanero Balsamic Vinaigrette won a 1st place Golden Chile Award in the Zest Fest 2008 Fiery Foods Challenge!

Csigi Gourmet’s Salubrious Savina won a 3rd place Scovie Award in the Habanero Hot Sauce category for 2008!


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EAST STROUDSBURG, PA COMPANY LANDS TOP INTERNATIONAL FOOD AWARD
(November 15, 2006) Results of the 2007 Scovie Awards, which recognizes top fiery foods products from around the globe, are in and Csigi Chili Sauce of East Stroudsburg, PA was selected as a winner in one of the world’s most competitive gourmet food competitions. Csigi Chili Sauce, which manufactures Capsaicin Carnivale, has received one 2007 Scovie Award. In the industry’s most rigorous blind tasting, a panel of the country’s top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world’s most lauded gourmet foods, and the top scoring products each won a coveted Scovie banner.

Csigi Chili Sauce’s Capsaicin Carnivale, won a 2nd place Scovie in the Habanero Hot Sauce category. Over 700 products from around the world competed for top honors. The Scovie Awards were created by Dave DeWitt, editor of Fiery-Foods & BBQ Magazine and founder of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. The awards are named for Wilbur Scoville who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods and have become the industry standard for excellence in more than 60 categories of fiery foods.

“Every year, I am increasingly impressed with the diversity and quality of the products entered in the Scovie Awards,” notes Dave DeWitt, dubbed by the New York Times as the “Pope of Peppers” and the author of over 30 books on fiery cuisines. “Our winners this year include not only great product diversity, but geographic diversity as well. This year, our winners represent companies from 32 states and four countries. This year’s Scovie winners truly exemplify the diversity and quality of this industry.”

The Grand Prize winner this year was an international product. Byron Bay Chilli Company from New South Wales, Australia, took the top composite score with their Byron Bay Chilli Company Fiery Coconut Chilli with Curry & Ginger. The top award in Advertising and Marketing went to Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar for their Honey BBQ Sauce Poster.


EAST STROUDSBURG, PA COMPANY WINS SCOVIE AWARD

Many of the Scovie award winning products, as well as thousands of other products, will be available to both trade buyers and consumers at the 19th Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, March 2-4 in Albuquerque, NM. For information on exhibiting in the National Fiery Foods Show, call 505-873-8680, or visit www.fiery-foods.com.

Contact information:

Lawrence Chigi

Csigi Chili Sauce
569 Blue Mountain Lake
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
570/420-8664
Lars@csigichilisauce.com


For Immediate Release
CSIGI CHILI SAUCE LANDS TOP INTERNATIONAL FOOD AWARD
(January 1, 2006) Results of the 2006 Scovie Awards, which recognizes top fiery foods products from around the globe, are in, and Csigi Chili Sauce of East Stroudsburg was named among the winners. Csigi Chili Sauce, which manufactures Salubrious Savina , has received a 2006 Scovie Award(s). In the industry’s most rigorous blind tastings, a panel of the country’s top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world’s most lauded gourmet foods, and the top scoring products each won a coveted Scovie banner.

Salubrious Savina won a 3rd place Scovie in the Habanero Hot Sauce Category. Over 600 products from around the world competed for top honors. The Scovie Awards were created by Dave DeWitt, publisher of Fiery-Foods & BBQ Magazine and founder of the National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show. The awards are named for Wilbur Scoville, who pioneered a rating scale for spicy foods, and have become the industry standard for excellence in over 60 categories of fiery foods.

Dave DeWitt, dubbed by the New York Times as the “Pope of Peppers” and the author of over 30 books on fiery cuisine, noted, “For nearly three decades, I have researched and written about every aspect of the fiery foods industry. When we began, people in this country were only vaguely aware of any types of peppers. Now, food consumers can really distinguish the flavors of chipotle and habanero, and they know the difference between a Louisiana-style hot sauce and a Caribbean-style. This year, our winners represent companies from 33 states and five countries. This year’s Scovie winners truly exemplify the diversity and quality of this industry.”

Many of the Scovie award winning products, as well as thousands of other products, will be available to both trade buyers and consumers at the 17th Annual National Fiery Foods & Barbecue Show, March 3-5 in Albuquerque, NM. For information on exhibiting in the National Fiery Foods Show, call 505.873.8690, or visit www.fiery-foods.com.


Live Product Demonstrations –

Lars (creator or Csigi Gourmet) takes Da Bomb ‘challenge’ at Peppers in Rehoboth Beach, DE…
Da Bomb challange...


Customer comments –

M. Williams, from Ithaca, NY, says, "Csigi Chili's Big Boss Jalapeno Tomatillo Sauce is great for crock pot cooking. Its flavor permeates the pot of stew or whatever you're cooking, but it doesn't overpower it. It's not too hot but in no way is it weak. I recommend it for everyday use, and it's much better than the sauces I've tried from supermarkets."

Dana, from New Jersey says, "the Capsaicin Carnival sauce has a good Habanero pepper flavor without being overpoweringly hot. I liked the smoky flavor of the roasted yellow peppers, and thought they were a good compliment to the spicier Habaneros."