Deliciouslyorkshire has drawn up the much-anticipated list of product finalists in its 2013 Deliciouslyorkshire Awards – with everything from goat’s milk ice-cream, Yorkshire green garlic and edible flowers on the shortlist.

The crack team of eight judges – which includes head judge and BBC radio and television food and drink presenter Nigel Barden, food critics from newspapers including The Press in York and chefs Neil Nugent and Matthew Benson Smith – made it their mission to find the crème de la crème of Yorkshire products, and have now whittled it down to 47 top contenders.

“It’s been an amazingly nourishing few weeks, taste-testing all the fantastic produce and hospitality this county has to offer,” says Nigel Barden. “As usual, it’s been incredibly tough narrowing it down to just four contenders in each category, but we feel these producers genuinely represent all that’s great and gourmet about Yorkshire and deserve their place in the final – congratulations to everyone who’s got this far!”

Mystery dining for the best business categories – which include Best Yorkshire Breakfast, Best Yorkshire Afternoon Tea, Best Use of Local Produce on a Hotel or Restaurant Menu, Best Independent Retailer and Best Wholesaler/Distributor – are still ongoing and the shortlist will be announced later in the month.

Winners of the best product and best business categories will be announced at the glitzy black tie awards ceremony on Wednesday September 25 at York’s National Railway Museum, where guests will be treated to a delicious dinner made with Yorkshire’s finest local produce.

The full Awards 2013 shortlist product categories is as follows:

Best Bakery

Harrogate Food Company – Sticky Toffee Pudding Lottie Shaw – Seriously Good Yorkshire Parkin Burtree Puddings – Orange Marmalade Pudding Just Desserts – Curd Tart

Best Fresh Produce

Herbs Unlimited – Edible Flowers Yorkshire Garlic/Copperwheat Agriculture – Yorkshire Green Garlic Cedarbarn Farm shop – Fresh Vegetables Swillington Organic – Organic Garden Share

Best Fresh Meat

Swillington Organic – Free Range Organic Chicken Eat Great Meat – Fillet Steak Hinchliffe’s Farm Shop – Home reared rump steak

Best Prepared Meat

Heck Foods – Chicken Italia Sausage British Premium Sausage Company – Ian’s Meaty Balls British Premium Sausage Company – Yorkshire Chorizo The Farmer’s Cart – Pork Chipolatas

Best Fish

Staal Smokehouse – Hot Smoked Trout Chapman’s Seafoods – Smoked Haddock Florentine Tart Staal Smokehouse – Cold Smoked Salmon Ye Old Sun Inn – Smoked Salmon

Best Drink

York Brewery – Minster Sloe Motion – Sloe Whiskey Sloe Motion – Sloe Port Little Red Berry Co – Rhubarb Vodka Liqueur

Best Savoury Condiment

Aagrah – Mango Chutney with Saffron Mercers of Yorkshire – Yorkshire Chutney Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil – Smoked Chilli Dressing Womersley – Raspberry and Apple Balsamic Vinegar

Best Sweet Preserve

Shibden Mill Inn – Lemon Curd Raisthorpe Manor – Sloe Port Jelly Mercers of Yorkshire – Blackcurrant Conserve Mercers of Yorkshire – Luxury Strawberry and Champagne Preserve

Best Confectionery

Sciolti Chocolates – Sea Buckthorn Truffle Sciolti Chocolates – Cocoa Nibs and Seasalt Bar Yorkshire Fudge Company – Traditional Fudge Sciolti Chocolates – Orange and Chilli Bar

Best Dairy

Yummy Yorkshire Ice-cream – Toffee and Cherry Ice cream Yummy Yorkshire Ice-cream – Hazelnut Ice cream St Helen’s Farm – Natural Yoghurt St Helen’s Farm – Goat’s Milk Ice cream

Best Ready to Eat

Nib Nibs – Mini Nibs Yorkshire Crisps – Sweet Cured Ham and Pickle Crisps Good Soup Company – Spicy Carrot Soup Hinchliffe’s Farm shop – Small Pork Pie

Best New Product

Jollyum – Dairy Free Frozen Dessert Range St Helen’s Farm – Goat’s Milk Ice cream British Premium Sausage – Yorkshire Made Italian Salami Keelham Farm Shop – Pick of the Picnic Range

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