Down to Earth Organic Chutney - Dates & Tamarind product reviews

We love to have platters hot and cold in our house and often will use the air fryer to cook up spring rolls and other platter goodies on the weekend for meals instead of having dinners. This Down to Earth Organic Chutney Dates and Tamarind flavour was great to pair it with the snack foods. I really love the flavour of the chutney and it adds a good mix of dips to the platter.

As mentioned again on other reviews more detail is needed on the label on what to pair it with. My main suggestion for the jar. Apart from that no other bad comments. Love the labeling, the jar and the fact it is organic. The jar I do find hard to open at times and I need to get my partner to open it.

We love to entertain and have friends over so this is fabulous to have in the fridge for a spare of the moment platter with friends and a yummy side dip to go with it. Better then having the same old sweet chilli on the plate. I would be buying this again and also recommending to friends. They have all asked about them anyways as we had a big bbq and had these out on the table and people could help themselves to them for the make your own burgers. They said it tasted yummy and went well in both the beef and chicken burgers.

I really love this chutney. The dates are the first thing you taste - sweet, full bodied and smooth - and then the sourer taste of the tamarind kicks in. The combination is stunning; I could almost eat it as-is, straight from the jar in the same way as I could enjoy a special jam. Knowing that the ingredients are individually very good for you only make this product more attractive. I can imagine all kinds of uses for this chutney, and although I tried it with several different dishes, there are many more I intend to explore in the future.

The first way I tried it was with a selection of battered items (chicken nuggets and whole mussels), potato fritters, small spare ribs, meat patties, and mini samosas. The chutney was served on side plates, one per person, and everyone got a small knife as well because although we were eating finger food the chutney was very thick so a little difficult to use as a dip. Because the food was fiddly, the accompanying vegetables were served as a separate course Continental style after the fried items were all finished. This served to clean our palates as well although the chutney flavour was so strong it lingered pleasantly long after the fried items were all gone.

The feedback from the family was that this was simply the best chutney they had ever tried. Everyone, from youngest (3) to oldest (82), was impressed; the jar was passed around so everybody could have a good look at it. The 82-year-old even said he would have it available next time he and his sons laid a hangi - as he said, it might not be a traditional Maori food, but it should be! His point was that it would go perfectly with hangi vegetables. I think the sweet-sour combination was the clincher; although the mixture does contain spices, it is the date and tamarind content that really stands out.

The following day, we travelled on southwards and stopped for a picnic lunch with friends. I was not sure how I felt about this as the weather was cold, but the spot they had selected was by the sea and well sheltered with picnic tables and a stand of trees to provide shelter from the wind. It was really quite pleasant now that the sun was out! Among other things, they had brought several kinds of cold meat - salami, ham, roast beef, chicken legs, and pate - so out came the chutney, and we all tried it with the various meats. Some made sandwiches while others just took a piece of meat and rolled it around a small amount of chutney. Again, everyone liked it - so much that by the time the picnic was finished, the jar was empty!

I had planned to use the contents with something else, but that was not to be. I have lots of ideas, but they will just have to wait until I get the chance to replace my empty jar!