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An emerging trend in top dog foods is gourmet recipes. These recipes are based off the high quality, exotic cuisines humans enjoy but are designed to meet the nutritional needs of your dog. These recipes are often modeled after high-end culinary delights and offer a great range of flavors for your dog. Here is a rundown of the some of the best and most unique gourmet dog food brands on the market.
TikiPets Tiki Dog Gourmet Wet Food
Tiki Dog is a line of gourmet dog foods modeled off the cuisine of Hawaii. The flavors feature fresh seafood, vegetables, and are fortified with a variety of great vitamins and minerals. They food is also low grain, high protein, and formulated to reduce dog digestion issues and allergies. Tiki Dog Gourmet comes in a wide array of exotic flavors including:
- Hapuna Luau, a delicious shredded seafood medley of ahi tuna and crab
- Hilo Luau, a chunky blend of shredded tuna loin topped with whole prawns
- Kauai Luau, shredded white meat chicken stewed in a rich lobster consomme
- Kohala Luau, a stew of ahi tuna and chicken breast in a flavorful ahi consomme
- Lahaina Luau, a bouillabaisse of crab featuring shredded chicken breast and kale
- Lomi Lomi Luau, an enticing blend of wild caught salmon and shredded chicken
- Maui Luau, a chicken consomme with thick chunks of chicken
- North Shore Luau, wild caught salmon in a rich salmon consomme
- Pipeline Luau, a flavorful blend of ahi tuna and carrots
- Tonga Luau, thick sardine cutlets stewed in an ahi tuna consomme
Merrick Grain Free Wet Food
Merrick is a top dog food manufacturer known for their high quality ingredients, nutritionally-dense formulas, and great variety of products for any dietary need. Merrick’s Grain Free is made with high quality deboned meat and fruits and vegetables. Merrick has come up with a clever variety of gourmet flavors including:
- Brats n’ Tots, a mixture of bratwurst sausage and potato flavors
- Cowboy Cookout, a blend of cookout favorites grilled beef and wholesome vegetables
- French Country Cafe, a French duck stew recipe
- Turducken, a spin on the classic holiday fare of a turkey wrapped duck wrapped chicken
- Wilderness Blend, a rich blend of game meats
- Wingaling, a chunky chicken and vegetable stew
- Venison Holiday Stew, a homestyle venison stew with potatoes and vegetables
Merrick also offers a range of limited-time seasonal gourmet offerings to really give your dog a great variety of gourmet flavors throughout the year:
- Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, a chicken stew featuring seasonal spring vegetables
- Easter Brunch, a delicious blend of Easter classics like turkey and cornish game hen
- Holly Jolly Pot Roast, a traditional pot roast with carrots and potatoes
- Homecoming Holiday, a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with sweet potatoes
- Star Spangled Supper, a rich blend of grilled beef and beef liver
- Summer Lovin Stew, a chicken stew featuring seasonal summer vegetables
- Surf & Turf, a classic summer mix of salmon and steak
Weruva Grain Free Dog Cuisine Wet Food
Weruva Dog Cuisine is a line of gourmet dog foods that uses a rich balance of protein, fats, and carbohydrates to deliver high quality nutrition and excellent flavor. Their range of food is based directly off of human recipes, modified for the specific needs of your dog. They offer a great variety of unique flavors that is sure to please the palate of any discerning dog including:
- Paw Lickin Chicken, shredded chicken in a rich chicken broth
- Grandma’s Chicken Soup, a delicious homestyle chicken soup with shredded chicken and tender vegetables
- Funky Chunky Chicken, a chunky chicken soup with pumpkin and peas
- Amazon Liver, stewed chicken and chicken livers in a rich sauce with sweet potatoes
- Green Eggs and Chicken, a healthy blend of chicken, eggs, and spinach
- Peking Ducken, a Chinese inspired blend of chicken and duck in gravy
- Wok the Dog, a stirfry of white meat chicken, beef, and pumpkin in a thick gravy
- Steak Frites, a take of the French classic of steak and french fries
- Bed and Breakfast, a breakfast style mixture of eggs, pumpkin, and ham
- Marbella Paella, a mixture of mackerel and pumpkin in a billowy aspic
- Jammin Salmon, a flavorful blend of wild caught salmon and white meat chicken
- Cirque la Mer, a chunky tuna filets with carrots, green peas, and sweet potatoes
Fromm Four Star Nutritionals Dry Dog Food
Fromm is another top dog food brand that makes a great variety of healthy, natural dog foods. One of their lines, Four Star Nutritionals, is a whole foods kibble that has a delicious variety of gourmet flavors. All of the foods also have a recommended treat pairing for a unique culinary experience. Fromm’s gourmet flavors include:
- Beef Frittata Veg, a rich blend of eggs, beef, and vegetables modeled after a favorite breakfast meal
- Chicken a la Veg, a French style chicken dish loaded with vegetables
- Duck & Sweet Potato, a sweet blend of duck, sweet potatoes, and cranberries
- Game Bird, an exotic mix of duck, turkey, quail, and pheasant
- Hasen Duckenfeffer, a German inspired mix of rabbit, duck, and potatoes
- Lamb & Lentil, a Grecian inspired lamb and lentil dish flavored with rich olive oil
- Pork & Applesauce, a homestyle classic mix of pork chops and applesauce
- Pork & Peas, a Polynesian blend of pork, peas, and tropical fruits like pineapple, mango, and melon
- Salmon a la Veg, a cheesy salmon and vegetable casserole
- Salmon Tunalini, an Italian twist on a seafood medley of salmon and tuna
- Surf & Turf, an American classic of beef, chicken, and salmon flavors
- Whitefish & Potato, a blend of Nordic inspired flavors like whitefish, potatoes, and blueberries
