Of course dips are synonymous with dipping, but savvy cooks know that there is so much more to these flavour packers. Be it for spreading, basting, marinating, dolloping, coating, filling or smearing, the versatility of ‘dips’ is really only limited by your creativity. They should actually consider changing their name.
It’s often said that tasty dips taste good on everything, and so with almost everything they can be paired. Think chicken breasts stuffed with roasted garlic hommus, chunky basil pesto stirred through penne pasta, or chorizo quesadillas filled with guacamole.
Black Swan has been making dips and yogurt for over 35 years (they are actually the only products the company manufactures). Black Swan is, in fact, responsible for introducing dips into Australian culture. The company founders used family recipes from Greece to create the first ever dips available for sale in Australia and sold them through the markets in Victoria.
Now the dips are available in all supermarkets nationally. Surprisingly though, cafés and restaurants are only just realising the benefits of sourcing pre-made dips.
While many kitchens were opting to make their own from scratch, the saving in time and cost for a product used and preferred by most Australians is changing their thinking. There is now a real shift towards premium, ultra fresh ready made products such as Black Swan.
“We offer a fantastic base product that can easily be modified and tailored into something original. A simple sprinkle of sumac, a crack of black pepper and some garlic infused olive oil will transform our Hommus dip instantly. We sell millions of tubs of hommus each year, so we know Australians love the flavour. We provide the building blocks for cafés; the rest is up to them,” said Nathan Seabrook, National Business Manager, Black Swan.
Black Swan dips and yogurt are available in foodservice/bulk size quantities.
For more information on product, distribution or pricing, contact us:
e. sales@blackswan.com.au w. www.blackswan.com.au t. 1800 007 347
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