The European Pizza & Pasta Show 2021

It was great to attend another trade show, this time it was the EPPS 2021 (European Pizza & Pasta Show 2021) which is aimed at sellers and buyers in the European Pizza and Pasta Industries.
The show provides a much-needed opportunity for this £4 billion UK industry to get together with opportunities for renewing contacts and networking.

At the show, there was so much to see that I didn't know where to start first.

As the show is primarily focused on Pizza and Pasta, I will start with these findings first.

You cannot miss the pizza booth in the middle, Caputo mulino (@mulinocaputo) suppliers of traditional Neapolitan flour serving great pizzas with their flour base.

As well as flour, Naughty Pizza (naughtypizzauk) and their chefs were whipping up creative pizzas topped with fancy ingredients such as candyfloss and edible flowers.

Also exhibiting were Scrocchiarella.

Moving on to pizza toppings, there were so many to offer.

First was the classic pepperoni which is made the proper way hence it is called PROPERONI (properoni_uk).

Then there was the PEPPADEW company (@peppadewuk) who specializes in South African sweet peppers some with a fiery kick and some not.

On a sweet note, there was Hot Star honey (@hotstarhoney) where they have spicy honeys ranging from original chilli honey to scotch bonnet.

Scotch bonnet definitely gets my vote because the fiery kick is instant but not long lasting.

There were meatless offerings like meatless farm which I have already tried at other trade shows and there was another one for sausages and bacon which I've lost the details for the name but it could be "This is Italy"?

To get these pizzas delivered, there was a good show case of heated delivery bags by Sweetheat, electric bicycles and the best pizza boxes by The Pizza Box Shop (@thepizzaboxshop).

On the pasta side, there was La Tua Pasta (latuapasta) which is always at The Borough Market.

Their mini doughnuts filled with pistachio was so heavenly.

They were like crispy little gnocchi with a slight potato taste filled with creamy pistachio in the middle.

To take things with a pinch of salt, Saltwell does salt that is 35% less in sodium.

As well as pizza and pasta offerings, I was really impressed with the Super Tuff Menus (@supertuffmenus) as their menus are wipe and washable as well as sturdy and tamper proof.

Last but not least was a sweet ending with Il Gelato di Ariela which specializes in decadent icecreams.

My favourite was the cherry bakewell and pistachio.