First attempts ended with a condiment that tasted too tomatoey, with a peanut butter consistency.

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Unfortunately, at about the same time that this statement was being made, a video was being put up on YouTube in which, seven seconds in, a policeman steps daintily over a circle of protestors, who do nothing to impede him, before dousing them with aerosol condiment.

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His fricassee of snails contains the spicy Japanese condiment red yuzu kosho, local fiddlehead ferns and resinous Greek mastic infused with English peas.

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Mash an avocado with a pinch of salt and a drizzle of oil, and you'll find it an ideal condiment and flavor conduit for nearly any meal.

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