{"product_id":"dattel-speck-crema","title":"Date and Bacon Spread","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWajos Date-Bacon Crema. Date syrup, Balsamic vinegar from Modena and bacon – the dark, sweet-smoky crema for lamb's lettuce, tapas platters, and roast gravy.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWajos Date-Bacon Crema\u003c\/strong\u003e is a thick vinegar preparation made from 50 percent date syrup and 17.6 percent Aceto Balsamico di Modena P.G.I., with bacon extract and 3 percent acidity, 250 ml from Dohr on the Moselle. This is not a balsamic for cooking, not a vegan fruit crema, and not vinegar with bacon bits, but a crema for drizzling – as sweet as a date, as smoky as bacon, with a subtle acidity at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate-Bacon Crema from Wajos\u003c\/strong\u003e is bacon-wrapped dates, just in a bottle. It’s Friday night, the tapas platter is on the table: Manchego, olives, a few slices of chorizo, bread. Instead of wrapping dates in bacon and popping them in the oven, you drizzle the crema in thin threads over cheese and bread – and it tastes exactly like it. For us, it’s the savory choice among the cremas, the bottle for those who find fig and mango too mild. One spoonful is enough to make a salad taste like a Sunday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSweet first, then smoke and bacon, the acidity comes last\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe crema is dark brown, thick, and pours slowly from the bottle. The date leads the way: date syrup makes up half of the bottle and provides a deep, caramel-like sweetness. Behind it comes the bacon – as an extract rather than bits – smoky and savory, so the sweetness remains robust. The balsamic from Modena with its three percent acidity finishes it off and keeps everything in balance: it tastes like a dressing, not a syrup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo be honest: it contains 61 grams of sugar per 100 milliliters, from date syrup, beet syrup, and sugar. A tablespoon over a salad is the right dose; any more becomes too sweet. In addition to the bacon extract, the crema contains natural flavorings and, like every balsamic, sulfites. Because of the bacon, it is not suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone wanting a pure, sweet fruit crema, this is not the right choice – in that case, the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/feige-dattel-crema-32200322571\"\u003eFig-Date Crema\u003c\/a\u003e is the right bottle, with the same date base but bacon-free. Those expecting the tart, woody tone of a long-aged balsamic will search in vain here: the crema is a preparation, and the fruit dictates the taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOver lamb's lettuce with feta, for the tapas platter, and in dark sauces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe salad it was made for is lamb's lettuce with feta. Leaves, olive oil, salt, crumbled feta on top, and the crema drizzled over it – no need for extra vinegar or honey. With roasted walnuts and a few bacon cubes from the pan, it turns into a dinner. It also pairs well with potato salad with bacon and onions, arugula with pear and blue cheese, or a lukewarm lentil salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a tapas platter, it takes on the role of chutney: a few drops on Manchego, on goat cheese, or on bread with cream cheese. For baked Camembert, it replaces the dollop of cranberry sauce, with more depth. And on a slice of buttered bread with mountain cheese, it’s exactly what was missing in the evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen warm, it unfolds in dark sauces: a tablespoon in the gravy for roast pork, beef, game, or in red cabbage just before serving. It glazes Brussels sprouts, carrots, or pumpkin from the oven if you add it in the last few minutes. In a lentil stew or goulash soup, a spoonful rounds off the acidity, and the date remains undetected – only the sauce is suddenly better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe crema is not suitable for pickling, for cucumber salad, or anywhere a clear, acidity-forward vinegar is needed. It also doesn't tolerate long cooking times well: the sugar caramelizes and the aroma is lost. Always add it at the end so the fruitiness remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two tablespoons of Date-Bacon Crema, three tablespoons of \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/roestzwiebel-wuerzoel\"\u003eRoasted Onion Infused Oil\u003c\/a\u003e, salt, and pepper – the perfect dressing for the lukewarm potato salad with bacon that we bring to grill parties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA crema from a house that started with wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe crema comes from Dohr near Cochem on the Moselle, where Wajos produces most of its approximately 900 items itself. The name is an abbreviation: Walter Josef Oster, founder of a winemaking family in Ediger-Eller that has been making wine for 15 generations. In the 1980s, he set up a liqueur manufactory next to the winery, and from the 2000s, his son Peter Oster and his business partner Ulf Schwichtenberg turned this into the Wajos brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who makes wine knows vinegar – it is the other side of the same grape. The cremas at Wajos were developed from this: fruit vinegar preparations with a balsamic base, thick-bodied, in over a dozen varieties, and this one is the variety with the savory note. Today, over 80 people work in Dohr, the first own store opened in 2008 in Trier, and there are now Wajos shops all over Germany. An in-house laboratory tests the products before they are bottled – a family business that prefers to \"work in a controlled, smaller way\" rather than doing everything that would be possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe crema for anyone who only likes sweetness with a savory edge\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Date-Bacon Crema is the second bottle you’ll want once you already have a Wajos crema on your shelf. It is the savory variation for people who like Fig-Date but want something bolder for their cheese. If you prefer sour and fruity over sweet and smoky, you are better off with the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/cranberry-crema\"\u003eCranberry Crema\u003c\/a\u003e. You can find all cremas on our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/hersteller-wajos\"\u003eWajos page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a gift, it is perfect for people who host tapas nights or build cheese platters – a bottle that stays on the table and, once opened, keeps for months when stored in a cool, dark place. 250 ml will last through the winter at one spoonful per salad. It is not suitable for vegetarians, vegans, or anyone looking for a low-sugar dressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDate, balsamic from Modena, and a touch of bacon – the savory crema from the Moselle for lamb's lettuce, cheese, and your Sunday roast.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wajos","offers":[{"title":"250 ml","offer_id":57548220072268,"sku":"046WAJ0007","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/3903\/4700\/files\/dattel-speck-crema-woo-eigen.png?v=1790954902","url":"https:\/\/leniundhans.de\/en\/products\/dattel-speck-crema","provider":"Leni \u0026 Hans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}