Parisette Dressings, known throughout the South Island for their versatility and high quality, are produced locally by Brendan and Suzi Flack.

The Flacks have been producing a full range of dressings from their Hawkesbury Village commercial kitchen since 2004. The dressing, named for the Dunedin café where the original product was developed, has gained a very good reputation. The Flacks receive requests for full cartons from North Island holidaymakers who return home and can’t source their products up North. A café in town reported customers complained when the Parisette dressings were temporarily replaced by another brand. Many of us enjoy these dressings on our home grown summer salads and take them along for contributions to holiday potlucks.

The secret to the success of this family business is that they produce small batches of these specialty dressings: aioli, blue cheese, sweet mustard, sun dried tomato, French, vinaigrette, and tartare sauce. The blue cheese dressing contains cheese from neighbouring producer, Evansdale Cheese.The product is also gluten free and contains no additives.

Suzi recommends the sundried tomato dressing be served with smoked fish – and that the sweet mustard version is fantastic with delicate fish like crayfish or scallops. Aioli is good with barbequed meats. She reports that customers send their favourite recipes using the dressings. One of those uses Parisette sweet mustard dressing as a glaze over roasted vegetables. It is also especially good with Xmas ham. Brendan had a regular stand at the Dunedin Farmers Market for several seasons to establish the brand and meet customers face to face. Their enthusiasm for cooking and creating good meals is contagious.
Parisette Dressings are available at New World, Fresh Choice, the Palmerston Butcher, Beano’s and the Karitane General Store. They also make gift packs of 2 bottles sold in lovely wooden boxes.

Suzi and Brendan Flack can be contacted about their excellent dressings at:
0-800-465-7060