Culinary Creations
Our chefs and food scientists collaborate to create a distinctive portfolio of flavor profiles driven by more than just iconic and trending global cuisines, but also the dynamic flavors created through the act of cooking. Kalsec’s inspiration for flavors is not only true to the ingredient, but also the culinary dimensions of the kitchen. From fresh herbs and citrus, to roasted and fried, and the foundation of cooked allium; Kalsec provides the culinary building blocks to help you construct the flavors you envision for your customers.
As consumers continue to experiment with and transition to plant-based proteins, so do their demands for authentic and enjoyable taste and sensory experiences. Kalsec can help make plant-based meats taste more like their animal-based counterparts, including beef, chicken, and pork, and can also add complex flavor profiles.
From beef to pork and poultry to fish, Kalsec has perfected the flavor profile desired for your meat application. Whether you are developing a spicy chorizo or the iconic frankfurter, our products deliver the authentic experience your customer desires.
Successful pickle applications have a signature flavor — let Kalsec help you discover yours. We have been working with pickles for decades and can help you find the right combination, whether you are looking for dill, kosher dill, or sweet pickle flavor. As an added bonus, we are experts at all things hot and spicy, which for pickles, is a nuance growing in popularity around the world.
Sauces and dressings are to food, what paint color is to a room. While the paint provides no structural support, it does have a dramatic effect on the personality of the space. Sauces and dressings do the same. Most often they are not the main event of what we eat, but do add character to the dish. Proteins and vegetables are used again and again in cuisines all across the globe, but the added dimension of flavor from the sauces and dressings can give identity to the region in which the dish was inspired.
Whether you are eating a mix of nuts and seeds, a burst of protein in a meat snack, or just satisfying that ‘crunch’ desire with a chip or cracker, snacks may be the most versatile food application for consumers. Our breadth of experience spans the vast array of snack applications. From iconic snack profiles to complex and on-trend flavors, the flavor landscape for snacks is as endless as it is exciting. Refining tried-and-true flavors or building a culinary vision all your own; we have the team to help make your snack product a win.
The techniques in the kitchen create some of the most elusive and alluring flavors in all of food. Through cooking and culinary imagination, the flavor of the raw ingredients is elevated and becomes so much more than it began. Cooking techniques such as sauteing, roasting, toasting, and frying are among those that chefs use every day to create on a plate what was once only an idea. The collaboration between chefs and scientists at Kalsec has perfected these types of flavors to provide the ability to capture the inspiration of the action of the kitchen in your creations.
Icons exist because we can instantly relate to them. Iconic food is no different. These are the flavors customers reach for time and again; the lifelong aromas you remember smelling as a child, or the familiar blends from the spice cabinet at home. Our chefs and food scientists are experts in regional preferences and will work with you to create the everyday flavors that consumers relate to and use in their kitchens.
Elevating a food from pedestrian to exciting can be a simple as adding the freshness of a squeeze of lemon, or the aroma of fresh herbs. These simple finishing touches often transcend expectations. Kalsec Fresh-Picked Tastes captures the garden-fresh flavor of vegetables, herbs, and citrus to add brightness and energy to a dish. These finishing flavors—including lemon, chives, mint, basil, parsley, and ginger—complement robust flavors and are an ideal accent to carbohydrates, grains, and pasta.