Condiments!

Nothing can compare to the flavour and experience of a freshly picked piece of fruit, or a veggie plucked straight from healthy soil. When organic produce is in season, our tastebuds are (probably) vibrating with an understanding of the great harmony: a moment where human is not the centre of the universe, but another grazing animal kindly accepting a piece of sustenance from mother earth herself. When place, person and food connect in this way, nothing tastes better.

Condiments should encapsulate the flavour and experience of that fresh produce captured in a transportable vessel. One that can be dipped into throughout a harsh Winter to remind us of Summer's plump red tomato, or one that can share a family’s recipe with people far away.

They could be the last of the season's stonefruit immortalised into a jam, a surplus of unwanted cauliflower captured under vinegar with spices, or an unripe tomato and slippery jack mushroom salsa lacto-fermented until flavours transform into something you’d find in a fine diner. 

Condiments can be used in all sorts of ways - to brighten up a bland meal, to glaze a roast, place on a cheese board, or give ourselves the endorphin rush of a spicy mouthful. No matter our relationship with cooking, they give us control over our food, balancing flavours exactly the way we like it.

Not only that, but condiments are an ideal way to tackle the problem of household and commercial food waste. Passionate chefs and home cooks are innovating every day – upcycling unwanted produce into delicious, special products for a lucky handful to taste. 

Condimental was created to connect those like-minded farmers, makers, and adventurous consumers who want to taste the best our country has to offer. 

First and foremost, we are focussed on product quality: adhering to a ‘flavour first’ mentality when selecting products to feature.

We want to be an online equivalent of the Marmalade table at the country fair: selling a diverse range of handmade, small batch condiments with accompanying stories about the people, places and recipes behind them.

Positive, delicious experiences is the best way to get people more interested in something; and we hope that our range of condiments can spark conversations around the dinner table: perhaps about organic versus industrial agriculture, the oligarchy of major supermarkets, food being a seasonal and limited resource, or maybe just which hot sauce best accompanies tonight’s stir fry.

Here's to a Long Life of sharing our flavours and stories!