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BLUE KITCHEN HARISSA [120g]
Chilli fans, your relish is ready. North Africa meets the North Coast in the latest fiery condiment from Blue Kitchen - an all-purpose harissa made from organic ingredients at Coraki's Junction Cafe and Pizzeria. Mix it into a chermoula dressing; if you're adventurous, use it as a dip or try a spoonful atop a laksa. The Junction Cafe adds it to lamb dishes, pides, curries and salsas - and a couple of its regulars insist on having harissa in the tomato paste of their pizzas. Hot stuff, indeed. Available from AboutLife; Wholefoods House; or see www.bluekitchen.com.au

They are making it real on the far North Coast. Not only does Blue Kitchen get its ingredients, wherever possible, from certified organic growers but it also strives to use indigenous and rainforest herbs, lemon myrtle among them. The Green Curry Paste, named 'Best Paste' at last year's Australian Fiery Food Industry Awards, goes one better - it is formulated as an Australian rather than Asian spice, and brings a singular, minty tang to, say, a chicken curry. Their Hot Chilli Sauce lifts the flavour of grilled chops or prawns or a laksa yet avoids the lingering afterburn - use it as a dip if you dare. There are also Sweet and Mild Chilli Sauces, and 110g hamper jars. Available from Macro Wholefoods, Bondi Junction, 9966 8788; Panetta's Fruits, Gladesville, 9817 7933;or go to www.bluekitchen.com.au