All-Natural, Shelf Stable Solution for Amping Up the Flavor of Your Favorite Foods
MONTREAL – (June 14, 2024) – We all know that adding herbs, spices and other seasonings are wonderful for enhancing the flavor of dishes. But let's face it. A lot of those spices quickly grow stale in your pantry, and fresh herbs can even more quickly end up in your trash. And, with food costs being what they are, any food waste has become especially painful these days.
The solution? Food Crayons.
Shelf stable, all natural, gluten free and vegan, Food Crayons are colorful, compact chubby sticks of condensed herbs, spices, fruit juices and vegetable purees. Once opened, they last in a refrigerator for up to 12 months.
To use Food Crayons, simply sharpen them to add delicious shavings and curls to whatever dish you're making. You can use them in salads, soups, sandwiches, pasta – virtually any dish or drink to instantly add flavor. They melt into warm dishes and beverages, and delightfully blend into salads and other room temperature and cold dishes, as well as make tasty, conversation-worthy garnishes.
Food Crayons are currently available in almost two dozen flavors with more in development. Flavors include: Banana Rum, Black garlic, Basil, Carrot Orange Ginger, Chili & Garlic, Chipotle, Coconut Yuzu, Curry & Turmeric, Fig Balsamic, Ghost Pepper, Ginger, Grapefruit and Timut Pepper, Honey Mustard, Lemon, Lime, Mangue Épicée (Mango Spice), Miso, Mushroom, Raspberry Balsamic, Tangerine and Cinnamon, Saffron and Tomato & Thyme.
Food Crayons and sharpeners are available individually or in a variety of combination packs, making them an ideal item for gift-giving.
The crayons are handmade in small batches by a family-owned business based in Montreal. The family uses an artisanal process during which they mix natural ingredients: infusions, spices, vegetable juices and fruit purees. After being heated to the right temperature, they add agar-agar, (a vegan gelling agent extracted from seaweed) to give them the desired texture. The salt and cider apple vinegar in the recipe naturally extends the shelf life of the crayons. This makes the product ideal for stocking campers and vacation homes as well as your own kitchen.
For more information on Food Crayons, or to become a retailer, visit our website at: https://www.foodcrayon.com/en-us, or contact: [email protected] or [email protected].
For media inquiries or photos, please contact Jacqueline Hanson at [email protected], or 952.451.5000.