Apostle Hot Sauce

Apostle is a small team of three, Mat, Lydia and their dog Ben.

Mat had been concocting delicious sauces, ferments and spice mixes for years, so in an attempt to get to know their community better, they started selling them at their local market in Paekākāriki. With an overwhelmingly positive response from their new friends and neighbours, they decided they had to do more.

With Lydia’s background in graphic design and their shared love of great food, they thought this would be a wonderful way to utilise their individual skills and passions to create something beautiful together.

They draw inspiration for their flavours from the wonderfully diverse culinary landscape of Aotearoa. A melting pot of different cultures and styles of cuisine, they wanted to blend the very best of local flavours to make every dish one to enjoy.

Heavily inspired by Roman Catholic artwork, Greek Orthodox iconography, Irish Illuminated Manuscripts and Tarot de Marseilles, they wanted each bottle and its contents to be considered as a work of art, a gift from their hearts to your plate.