I was recently contacted by an agent all the way from the exotic land of Australia inquiring about a curio that they had found amongst the condiments of their local food supply establishment. It would seem that somehow Tuimato sauce had migrated across the Tasman sea and was making itself comfortable amongst the local sauces.
Unable to resist the charming call of the Tuimato, a bottle had found it’s way into their cart and afterwards into their fridge, before getting a place of honor at the head of the table during numerous dinner parties.
Alright, so I am actually flowering it up a bit, the actual message went more like: “hey, tried this sh1t before?”
but, I have 2200 characters to fill and for sure, I could just fill the space with a string of poop emojis but numerous split tests have shown that actually trying to write something vaguely interesting garners more likes and followers than emojis depicting the cheerful excrement.
Tuimato Sauce is a tomato sauce made with New Zealand, east Indian pale ale, Tui. For all Australians reading Tui is not the same as Toohey, although pronunciation is very similar.
I know what you are all wondering, and no, you can’t get intoxicated from this sauce as preparation of the sauce has eliminated all but the vaguest traces of alcohol.
This sauce actually hit the markets in 2008 and although I heard it did pretty well, it kind of fell off my radar and I hadn’t even thought about it until I was sent the request. I was surprised that it was still around to be honest and even more surprised that had reached Australia. I certainly don’t remember eating any and if I did I can’t remember what it was like.
It turned out to be thick and rich and tangy, with plenty of onion and garlic flavour. A clearly present aftertaste of beer adds a little contrast of bitterness and reminds me of a BBQ. This tomato sauce tastes sweeter than a traditional ketchup, a small step towards the realm of chutney making this less a sauce for french fries, more like a superior sauce for chups.
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Yeah right. – But no sarcasm – 7/10