TAMCO - Premium Tamarillo Relish | Cheese Board & Meat Condiment | 330g

The relish that isn't ketchup with a costume on

Most "gourmet" relish is tomato relish wearing a nicer label. This one's genuinely different — built on tamarillo, a tangy fruit so scarce that New Zealand now has fewer than thirty commercial growers left. Tamco's small Northland grower cooperative has spent over a decade turning it into something worth putting on your plate, not a novelty jar you buy once.

Tangy up front, a soft fruit sweetness underneath, spiced through with a blend of other selected fruits, vinegars and seasoning — built to sit alongside your food, not steamroll it.

Perfect on: cold cuts and cheeseboards, folded through a meatloaf or casserole mix, spread thin on a pizza base before it goes in the oven, or doing the job your usual sauce does next to a steak or snags off the barbie.

In the jar: a deep reddish-brown relish, thick and spoonable, flecked through with fruit — not a thin sauce, a proper table condiment.

Rub Hub's take: this is a genuinely rare ingredient — one of only a handful of producers making a tamarillo relish anywhere in the world, from a small family business in Northland, New Zealand. This is the jar that makes people ask "wait, what's IN this?" Shop the full Tamco range.

Ingredients: A blend of tamarillo, other selected fruits, vinegars and spices (as described by Tamco) — full ingredient list to be confirmed from the physical label.
Dietary/Allergens: Gluten free and dairy free per Tamco (full allergen statement to be confirmed from the physical label).
Size: 330g glass jar
Origin: Made in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, from NZ-grown tamarillo
Always check the physical label for the most current ingredients and allergen information.

The Rub Smuggler's Verdict

Most relish is tomato in a nicer coat; this one is tamarillo, tangy up front with a soft fruit sweetness underneath. Season a thick rump with Butchers Axe Stampede Steak Seasoning, sear it hard, rest it, and put a proper spoonful alongside. For the cheese board, add crackers and a thin drizzle of BBQ Mafia Smoky Hot Honey. Guests will ask what's in the jar — tell them nothing.