The UK’s spiciest cheese has teamed up with one of the country’s leading hot sauce brands to create the spiciest sandwich for British Sandwich Week, which takes place from 16-22 May.
Mexicana® Cheese fuses smooth high-quality British cheese with a warming blend of 14 Mexican spices plus an abundance of red and green bell peppers and jalapeño chilli peppers, will be creating the “try it if you dare” toastie with Encona.
The iconic hot sauce brand in the square blue bottle has just launched a range of chilli jams, the hottest of which is the Jamaican Scotch Bonnet, a hot and fruity blend of traditional Scotch Bonnet pepper and island spices. So, it comes in with a high heat rating – extra, extra hot – and makes the perfect companion to a sandwich or toastie with Mexicana.
The combination is a recipe for “hot” success for foodies who love some heat with their sandwich or toastie this British Sandwich Week.
Ffion Davies, senior brand manager for Mexicana, said: “Being a West Country cheese producer, we always love to celebrate British Sandwich Week – why wouldn’t we – cheese after all is one of the country’s most popular cheese fillings. With survey after survey over recent years saying that Brits love their food with a bit of bite and knowing how popular our Mexicana Cheddar is, we decided to seek out a hot sauce brand for a collaboration for British Sandwich Week.
“Encona is one of the UK’s leading hot sauce brands with nine hot sauces and it has just happened to launch a range of Chilli Jams, which are the perfect condiment to a sandwich or toastie. And with these two ingredients, what could potentially be Britain’s spiciest sandwich has been created in time for British Sandwich Week. And of course, the icing on the cake is to serve it with a Mexican beer, cider, tequila cocktail or a cooling white wine or lemonade.”
Kim Lue Lim, Global Category Manager for Encona, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Mexicana to create possibly the UK’s spiciest sandwich for British Sandwich Week. With our range of hot sauces and brand-new chilli jams, we know a thing or two about how to add a bit of heat to any dish. Like Encona, Mexicana is such a well-known and much-loved brand so we think the combination of our new Encona Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Chilli Jam and Mexicana Original makes the perfect collaboration for lovers of food who like a bit of heat with their sandwiches and toasties.”
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