Cleveland Makers: Micah Specialty Foods' Supreme Sauce Maximizes Its Taste By Using Natural Ingredients

No matter what you have a taste for, the supreme sauce ($5.99) from Micah Specialty Foods enhances its flavor. That’s because this sauce is, well, supremely versatile. All-natural ingredients such as tomatoes, peppers, onions, ginger, a bit of habanero and salt-free seasonings create the base for this recipe that’s been in founder Nana Kwamena Takyi-Micah’s family for six generations.

“It’s a huge part of my life,” says Takyi-Micah, who grew up in Ghana and came to Ohio in 2010 to attend Hiram College. “We would use it 60% to 70% of the time on meals, or as the base for meals: jollof rice, spinach sauce, several different dishes in our household. I realized how much potential it had.”

This realization spurred him to enter it in a group project for an entrepreneurial competition among other local colleges. Supreme sauce won, and a brand was born. Now Takyi-Micah and his wife, Natasha, also sell a medium-heat variety, which includes curry and more ginger than the mild. This vegan, gluten-free sauce can spice up dishes such as a tofu and mushroom stir-fry, help marinate fish or chicken and even serve as a salsa, dip or cocktail sauce. micahspecialtyfoods.com

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