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Silver Tongue Foods claimed two champion titles, three gold, three silver and three bronze medals at the Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards.

A sourdough cracker – which started Kristina Kucan and Andy Tolson’s business journey four years ago – was adjudged the champion baked product (savoury) and received a gold award.

The cracker, named ‘Fleur’, is baked in small batches and adorned with fresh edible flowers that are pressed into the dough before baking, resulting in a unique, individual cracker with no two looking the same.

The flower selection rotates depending on seasonality.

The Spiced Orange preserve was awarded champion preserve (sweet) and received a gold award. It’s also hand crafted in small batches, and serves as the perfect accompaniment to cheese, while also enhancing the flavours of drinks and ice cream.

The award-winning Fleur crackers from Silver Tongue Foods. Picture: Peter Wallis/The Comms. People

Silver Tongue’s Cowboy Kisses, which are crunchy and spicy umami-flavoured candied jalapeno pickles, also won a gold award, in the savoury preserves category.

Ms Kucan was delighted to win at such a prestigious event, particularly considering Tasmania’s reputation as home to some of the country’s finest artisan food producers.

“We entered the awards this year seeking formal feedback on our products to gauge our progress and we are honoured to have received the champion titles in two categories,” she said.

“It is particularly meaningful that Fleur took the champion (savoury) title, as she was the first product we developed.

“We’ve been humbled by the positive feedback of this cracker, often featured as a special indulgence on grazing platters, both domestically and abroad.

Andy Tolson and Kristina Kukan of Silver Tongue Foods celebrate. Picture: Peter Wallis/The Comms. People

The awards came after the business relocated into a larger premises at Chevallum, facilitating increased production and distribution of product range.

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