Mango Momma

Fiery Food Show Winning Hot Sauce and Chutney

1996, 1997, 1999, 2000

Cheryl's Taste of Paradise began as a cottage industry in her home on St John US Virgin Islands. After several years and an increased demand for her mustard and jams Cheryl moved her cooking operation to a commercial kitchen in the converted Lumberyard in the center of Cruz Bay US Virgin Islands. Combining her Adirondack skills and her acquired West Indian knowledge of Caribbean Fruits has created a splendid variety of gourmet food products offered here.

Since beginning in 1994 Cheryl's products have grown in popularity from local shows to winning awards in the annual National Fiery Food Show in Albuquerque, N.M. Her Hot Green Pepper Jelly won locally at University of the Virgin Islands 'Afternoon on the Green' in 1995 and on to win at the Fiery Food Show in 1996. In 1997 the famous Mango Chutney won in the marinade section with the 'Tropicale Marinade' noted on the recipe page here. In 1999 the surprisingly exotic peppery Mango Momma Jam won 1st prize at the Fiery Food Show again in Albuquerque, N.M. This delightful spicy jam is perfect over cream cheese with chips. A favorite of many of the gourmet chefs in restaurants around St John, Mango Momma Jam is used in a wild variety of ways (see recipe page). More recently Caribbean Sunburn Hotter Sauce won 1st prize in 2000. Try any one of these for a fabulous Taste of Paradise in your life.

The aromas of the hot habanero peppers filter throughout the Lumberyard daily, enticing one to climb the stairs to see Cheryl's little kitchen. There at the traditonal bright West Indian window appears HotLips, her three foot silken red pepper puppet made completly of RECYLCED materials. Once HotLips begins her retort ala Mae West the quips fly as fast as the bottles out the window. Be prepared to take a picture, laugh and make new friends. Sweet are the Caribbean fruits: guava, mango, passion fruit, tamarind, coconut, papaya, asnd occassionally Genip. The Hot habanero peppers are all locally grown supporting the family farmers on all three islands. Make sure you take home an extra sampler for the surprise exotic passion in your life. VISA, MasterCharge, and Discover accepted.

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