Our Ingredient Journey

  • Okonomiyaki Pizza

    by Alistair Cullen
    The last month here at Cottage Foods has been very busy and has left most of us turning to the comfort food gods... So this weekend we all took the...
    Posted in italian, japanese, Okonomiyaki Pizza, Recipe

  • Ultimate Soy Sauce - Horaiya Koji Soy Sauce

    by Alistair Cullen
    This is a bold statement, but we are certain here at Cottage Foods that we have found the ULTIMATE Soy Sauce! Horaiya Honten was established in 190...
    Posted in Koji, Soy Sauce

  • Smoked Rustic Risotto

    by Alistair Cullen
    We cannot get enough of the Halen Mon range at the minute, but this is one of our favs, the Oak smoked water combined with the Halen Mon Oak Smoked...
    Posted in Halen Mon, risotto

  • Chili-Koji-Yuzu Marinated Pork Shoulder Steaks

    by Alistair Cullen
    If you haven't tried Kanzuri 3 Year Fermented Chili-Koji-Yuzu Paste, this recipe is perfect and a favourite here at Cottage Foods. With the marinad...
    Posted in Halen Mon, japanese, Kanzuri 3 Year Fermented Chili/Koji/Yuzu Paste, Marinated

  • Mirin Baked Octopus

    by Alistair Cullen
    This delicate and tender Octopus recipe blends perfectly tastes of the Mediterranean & The East.  Super easy to prepare and looks amazing when ...
    Posted in mirin, Octopus

  • Chasing Rainbows 🌈

    by Alistair Cullen
    One of our most popular and equally unique products here at Cottage Foods is our Rainbow Bagel.  Made sort of famous here in the Uk in 2020 by Paul...
    Posted in rainbowbagel

  • Sea Bass with Smoked Tomato and Pearl Barley

    by Alistair Cullen
    A simple dish for this time of year but packed full of flavour Ingredients:  3 Tablespoons Olive Oil  Pinch of Halon Mon Garlic Sea Salt Pinch of c...

  • Halen Mon Smoked Soy Vegan Caramel Sauce

    by Alistair Cullen
    At the risk of sounding American...... This will take you to FLAVOURTOWN! The Cottage Foods team have been playing with this recipe for quite a whi...

  • Koji Spicy Vinaigrette Recipe

    by Alistair Cullen
    January is tough, January in lockdown is even tougher.... However here at Cottage Foods we are trying to use our time wisely by putting all of our ...
    Posted in Halen Mon, japanese, Kanzuri 3 Year Fermented Chili/Koji/Yuzu Paste, Vinaigrette

  • White Soy Sauce, Mango & Chocolate Mousse

    by Alistair Cullen
    In a word..... WOW!  Ingredients: 150g White Chocolate, melted 200g heavy cream 1 mango, peeled and diced 2 teaspoons Nitto Jozo White Soy Sauce 1 ...

  • Yuzu Citrus Granola Bites

    by Alistair Cullen
    We are in love with the flavour of our Tosu Yuzu Juice. Its going into anything sweet we are making at the minute and our favourite this week at Co...
    Posted in Granola, Yuzu

  • Halen Mon Chilli Salted Chicken

    by Alistair Cullen
    A new favourite here at Cottage Foods, this vibrant and tasty dish is simple to prepare and delivers big on taste! Ingredients  500g chicken brea...