ATLANTA — Boneheads Grilled Fish & Piri Piri Chicken recently was awarded three 2008 Scovie Awards for its signature Piri Piri sauces, the company has announced. This is the second consecutive series of Scovie nods for Boneheads.
In the industry's blind tastings, a panel of top culinary experts sampled hundreds of the world's most-lauded gourmet foods. Of the 783 entries across multiple categories, the top-scoring products each won a coveted Scovie banner.
Boneheads was recognized in three Scovie categories: "Hot Sauce — Specialty Chile" for its Lemon & Herb Piri Piri Sauce; "Hot Sauce — World Beat" for its Medium Piri Piri Sauce; and "Condiments — Meat Sauce" for its Hot Piri Piri Sauce.
Piri Piri sauce in Portugal and South Africa is as varied in taste and style as barbecue sauce in the United States. The common ground for the Piri Piri sauces is lemon juice and the African Birdseye Chili; after that, the ingredient lists vary wildly. The Boneheads Piri Piri sauces were developed over months of testing, using a multitude of cooking techniques, seasonings, fresh herbs and vegetables.
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Boneheads Lemon & Herb Piri Piri Sauce has a lemon juice and vinegar flavor base complemented with garlic, onion, Serrano peppers and slight flavors of the African Birdseye Chili, then contradicted with a touch of sugar.
Boneheads Medium Piri Piri Sauce combines Piri Piri pepper and lemon juice with a noticeable undercurrent of African Birdseye Chili. Fresh herbs, such as cilantro, oregano and parsley, round out the flavor palate.
Boneheads Hot Piri Piri Sauce combines fresh peppers and lemon juice with fiery African Birdseye Chili, onions and garlic. It boasts an evolving flavor profile — beginning with fresh roasted vegetables, followed with citrus — and a classic Piri Piri pepper finish.
Created by Boneheads head chef and Culinary Institute of America graduate Scott Vogel, Boneheads Piri Piri sauces are available in the restaurant as an option to customize a fire-grilled half or whole chicken, boneless chicken breast served as an entrée or a top a salad, on Piri-Piri wings or in the Piri-Piri tacos with chicken, shrimp or fish. Guests can purchase 14-ounce bottled Boneheads sauces in store for $4.99.
