Month: May 2018

Wine Department: German Wine 101 & The Mosel

Understanding the tradition of German wine can be a daunting task! The complicated classification system and the hard-to-pronounce names can turn off newcomers. However, German wines are diverse, flavorful, and well worth getting to know. Keep reading for an introduction to German wines that will help you read bottle labels and navigate the huge wine section here at Jungle Jim’s!

German wine regions are broken down into appellations,

Cheese Shop Expert Picks: Woodside Cheese Wrights

This week we’re featuring an Australian-based cheesery known for their high-quality handcrafted goat cheeses. Located in South Australia, Woodside Cheese Wrights products are creamy, consistently flavored, and uniquely delicious! They specialize in making goat, cow, and buffalo milk cheeses, and have been recognized for their unique product packaging. They’ve also won several awards for their cheeses and their current head cheesemaker, Kris Lloyd, has been the recipient of multiple prestigious honors recognizing her cheese-making expertise.

Jungle Jim’s Garden Center: Interesting Finds and Classic Favorites

We’re pleased to announce that our Jungle Jim’s Garden Center is fully stocked and open for the spring and summer seasons! This is the premier shopping destination for all things plant-related, and we’re ready to help you transform your backyard from a winter wasteland to a gorgeous, relaxing spring oasis.

Our Garden Center is kind of a big deal. Standing at 50 feet tall, the greenhouse is spacious enough to house all of our plants and for our collection of pottery,

Jungle Jim’s Cheese Shop: Springtime Sausage Picks

Hoosier favorite Indianapolis-based butcher shop and meatery? We know what ours is! This week at the Jungle Jim’s Cheese Shop, we’re featuring Indiana’s very own Smoking Goose Meatery.

Smoking Goose Meatery began as an idea in 2007, when high school sweethearts and lifelong Hoosiers Chris and Mollie Eley opened Goose the Market, a neighborhood butcher shop and specialty food market. Met with great success, they were able to expand their business and open Smoking Goose in 2011.

Beer Department: Get to Know a Style: Kölsch

With warmer weather on the horizon, it seems a great time to offer a little insight into a great light beer option that’s often misunderstood, even in the geekiest of beer geek circles.

Kölsch is the native beer style of the city of Cologne (Köln in German) in northern Germany. Its production dates back to the early 20th century at the Sunner brewery. At one time there were as many as 40 breweries in and around Cologne brewing Kölsch but the devastation wrought by World War II reduced the number of functioning breweries to just two.

Pepperologist Picks May 2018

Don is back again with his Pepperologist pick and Hot Sauce Deals of the Month for May! Keep it flavorful and keep it hot!

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling

As spring heats up, so will our backyard grills, and Jungle Jim’s is ready to be your ultimate resource for every outdoor culinary creation. From soakable cedar planks to jumbo shrimp for cooking on the barbie, let your imagination guide you through aisles of rubs, sauces, condiments, and contraptions.

The origin of our word “barbecue” is the Caribbean, Barbacoa, and was the name for a wooden structure used by the Indians to smoke food.

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling: The Sauces and Condiments

No day of grilling is complete without the sauces and toppings. Let’s explore how to give your food from the grill that extra edge.

Check out our featured BBQ and Grilling posts for this month:

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: Intro

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Sauces and Condiments

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Seasonings

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Snacks

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling: The Seasonings

Sure you could slap that steak on the grill and call it a day, but that’s just boring. Sure you could add some simple salt and pepper, but why stop there? Jungle Jim’s carries some awesome seasonings and salts for you to give your grilling that extra edge!

Check out our featured BBQ and Grilling posts for this month:

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: Intro

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Sauces and Condiments

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Seasonings

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Snacks

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling: The Snacks

We’ve done the seasonings, the condiments, and now we’re doing the snacks! No BBQ is complete without some fun appetizers to hold your guests over while you’re cooking! Try these really tasty and fun BBQ themed snacks!

With a name like Ass Kickin’ you know they’re all about hot foods. Ass-Kickin’ specializes in a variety of sauces, rubs, snacks, and other hot foods. We pulled out fun snacks that they have to offer,