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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

Beetroot ketchup to avocado oil mayo: how sauces have gone gourmet

Selection of condiments
Ocado says young people are the most adventurous with sauces. Photograph: MHP group

The choice used to be “red or brown?” but fridge shelves and barbecue trestle tables are heaving under the weight of condiments this summer thanks to gourmet makeovers aimed at “adventurous” taste buds.

There is a “real buzz around condiments right now”, says Jeff Webster, the managing director of Hunter & Gather, which sells sriracha hot sauce and chipotle and lime “100% avocado oil” mayonnaise. He says people are looking for something that brings “big flavour” to their plate.

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