West Virginia 2008 Official State Travel Guide - (Page 39) Wonderful West Virginia REPORTS MADE INWV by Monica Orosz Taste of APPALACHIA Whether you crave savory Appalachian sauces or fine chocolates made by Swiss immigrants, the Mountain State produces some luscious food products, available by retail and mail order. Holl’s Chocolates The folks at Holl’s Chocolates describe themselves as artisan chocolatiers who use original Swiss methods. Translation: yummy. Stop in one of Holl’s three shops in West Virginia – the flagship in Vienna where they are made, or at Capitol Market or on Bridge Road in Charleston – and get a free sample. Buy chocolates in boxed sets or put together your own selection. Different specially flavored truffles are featured each month. Mail orders available. Call (800) 842-4512 or visit www.holls.com. The Crazy Baker People may have thought Hall Hitzig was crazy when he decided to set up a pastry shop in rural Renick in 2002. Go ahead and laugh, but the New York native and trained pastry chef is happily turning out awardwinning confections such as panforte (an Italian cake), English sticky toffee pudding and even Crazy Baker granola. Call (304) 497-2799 or visit www.thecrazybaker.com. Real McCoy Mustard Sauce Real McCoy Mustard Sauce has a clever name – a reference to the famed Hatfield-McCoy feud. We’re clever, too. We use this sauce by Appalachian Mountain Specialty Foods for all kinds of things from hotdogs to marinades. There’s also Wilted Lettuce Salad Dressing and Zest Sauce, which is great on burgers and chili and makes the absolute best Bloody Mary ever. Call (800) 659-9998 or visit www.zestsauce.com. Blue Smoke Salsa Robin Hildebrand started making salsa in her Fayette County kitchen in the late 1980s, and folks loved it so much a business was born in 1990. Her salsa was judged “Best in the Western Hemisphere” in 2002 and is now available in more than 300 stores. Try the sweet-spicy peach salsa or go for the hot, with a nice blend of sweet onions and hot peppers. Call (888) SALSA-WV or visit www.bluesmoke salsa.com. Oliverio Style Peppers Clarksburg is home to Oliverio Style Peppers Inc., but its products are widely available at state grocers. Try the Italian-style peppers (toss them with grilled Italian sausage for a taste of heaven) or banana pepper rings, which are great on pizza. Call (304) 622-4959. More PRODUCTS For more information on a variety of West Virginia-made products, visit www.wvagriculture. org/EZ4U.html. W W W . C A L L W VA . C O M 39 http://www.holls.com http://www.thecrazybaker.com http://www.zestsauce.com http://www.wvagriculture.org/EZ4U.html http://www.bluesmokesalsa.com http://www.callwva.com
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