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By crisscrossing the roads of France in search of the best artisans of its terroirs, La Gourmet Box wanted to give glory to one of the most successful marriages in French gastronomy. Grand vin de Sauternes 2015 and handmade foie-gras from the best small-scale duck producers!
Duck foie-gras comes in a variety of shapes, textures, combinations and flavors from fabulous small-scale artisans in the French countryside. With sweet and savory touches that don't detract from the pleasure! A large, generous gourmet box in the spirit of Christmas and the Southwest of France, with little or nothing missing .... Just some good French toast, perhaps! And as always, the little extras in the Gourmet Box...
- Château Lamothe-Guignard, Sauternes wine Second Cru Classé 2015 (75 cl)
- whole artisanal foie gras from a top small artisan, with a hint of pepper (120 g)
- Whole artisanal foie gras with a hint of citrus (90 g)
- Artisanal organic fig confit (110 g)
- Le "Lou Pastou", a delicious combination of paté and block of duck foie gras 30% (130 g)
- Cream of porcini mushrooms with white truffle (100 g)
- Christmas pure duck rillettes with foie gras 20% as in the old days (180 g)
- Crunchy aperitif shortbread with goat's cheese and rosemary (120 g)
- Chocolate Christmas "cabécous" (95g)
- Caramelized organic cashew nuts, finely flavored with Kâmpôt pepper(110 g)
Details of the products in our Foie-gras and Sauternes Christmas gourmet hamper and our small artisans below.
And to discover our other Christmas gourmet baskets, visit our our dedicated page to find the right gourmet Christmas gift!
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Christmas and foie-gras are intimately linked in French culinary tradition. As an aperitif on Christmas Eve, or to accompany a small salad on golden toast, duck foie-gras is an almost obligatory part of the Christmas festivities. For years, we've been criss-crossing the region, tasting dozens of foie-gras from small producers who transform fresh foie-gras from free-range ducks into these absolutely delicious semi-cooked foie-gras. And we've kept only the best.
That's why, after a very difficult year for duck farmers, we can still offer you delicious foie-gras, because our small-scale producers are far removed from the dramas of industrial duck farming and mass distribution.
As Christmas without foie-gras is a little less Christmas-like, discover our gourmet Christmas gift set based around foie-gras and the products that make it up, with a Sauternes wine from a great vintage to make the most of an unforgettable Christmas meal.
Winemaker: Les frères Guignard.
To accompany our gourmet Christmas products, we've selected this delicious Sauternes wine from Château Lamothe-Guignard, made from an old vintage described as exceptional for the Sauternes appellation (2015).
Made from grapes harvested under optimal climatic conditions, this 2015 elixir boasts an attractive yellow color with light golden highlights, and a bouquet of white flowers with notes of baked apple and toast. Dense and fresh, richly honeyed, this wine is beautifully concentrated, with hints of gingerbread and bitter almond, the latter lending structure to the whole. The structure is tight, with bewitching sugar.
The more Sauternes ages, the less it needs to be served chilled to release all its subtleties on the nose and palate. So the ideal serving temperature for this Sauternes wine will depend on how patient you are with it..
Of course, you'll be delighted to match it with the products in our Christmas gift box, starting with the foie-gras variations, but not limited to them!
Artisan: Foie Gras Famille Regaud, artisanal cannery from the southwest.
Tasted recently while doing our Christmas shopping, this artisanal foie-gras immediately seduced us during a blind tasting.
Respectful of tradition, our craftsman offers us an excellent foie-gras, cooked to perfection! Fine and melt-in-the-mouth, with just a hint of pepper, it's a delicious foie gras that highlights the raw material through delicate craftsmanship.
A genuine artisanal Christmas foie-gras perfectly crafted in a generous format. For connoisseurs!
To enjoy for your Christmas aperitif, take the jar out at room temperature (30 min.), remove the fat coating the foie gras and cut into thin slices with a knife blade dipped in hot water. Soft and delicious on rustic bread, fresh or toasted, sprinkled with a few grains of salt and accompanied by a small glass of Sauternes wine, it's just divine!
Artisan: Foie Gras Famille Regaud, artisanal cannery from the South-West.
"Lou Pastou" means the shepherd. Underneath this poetic patois term lies a delicious combination of a savory country pâté enveloping a melting heart of artisanal duck foie gras. The coarse chopping of the pâté perfectly enhances the texture and round taste of the foie gras. A real treat for a festive aperitif!
Artisan: Le Mas d'Alice.
No coloring, no preservatives, no natural or artificial flavors, no texturizing agents, and above all...with taste, and organic too!
Fans of sweet and savory dishes who like to add a delicate hint of fruit to their foie-gras will appreciate. And if not, this organic fig confit is also excellent on toast or in cooking..
Artisan : Truffe and Co.
Here's a gourmet spread that's sure to become a must-have for your Christmas aperitifs! There's always a tendency to sell truffles to us in all sorts of ways for the festive season, but here we've really been seduced. The white truffle cep cream is a real delight spread on toast or lightly toasted brioche. It will melt into the brioche before delighting your palate. You'll find the elegant taste of the white truffle doesn't overwhelm the rest in a cream of unique consistency, before the long finish of the porcini.
A magnificent product for Christmas that will delight even the most demanding palates!
Artisan: Maison Patignac, Conserverie Fine du Volvestre. Elisabeth and Denis Patignac.
And here's another must-have Christmas delicacy in your foie-gras gift set. For good duck rillettes, you obviously need good meat, but the key is cooking. As before, our artisan cooks the meat gently in its own fat for a whole night before pulling it apart by hand in the early hours of the morning, then mixing it with a little duck fat in his jar: it will then slowly finish cooking to give you really smooth, tasty rillettes. And with a good addition of artisanal foie-gras, it's a real gourmet treat for the festive season...
As in Gascon country, enjoy them with a slice of farmhouse bread on a bed of salad, and if you've got a little pan-fried fresh porcini mushrooms to go with it...
Artisan : Biscuiterie Apiflor.
We take you to the border between Cantal and Corrèze, to the village of Madic, where our craftsman makes delicious traditional shortbread in his bronze molds. He incorporates a subtle marriage of goat's cheese and rosemary to give his sablés a unique taste. Just perfect for an aperitif: a real crispy, gourmet success!
Tasting tip: to bring out the full flavor of these little shortbreads, pop them in the oven 2-3 minutes before serving for a successful festive aperitif!
Artisan: Foie Gras Famille Regaud, artisanal cannery from the southwest.
To complete the tasting experience, we offer a second foie-gras from Maison Regaud, this time delicately enhanced by a hint of citrus. This whole foie-gras, as impeccably cooked and textured as ever, has the added bonus of a touch of fruit that refreshes the whole: a great success!
Artisan-chocolate maker: Maison Guinguet
Cabécou may be a goat's milk cheese from the Massif Central, but these little treats only look like it!
Maison Guinguet plays on this discrepancy, offering us cabécous that are in fact delicious morsels that are both crunchy and melt-in-the-mouth, with hazelnut praline, crêpe dentelle and a white chocolate coating... Enjoying yourself while having fun, that's the magic of Christmas! At the end of a meal, with a little Sauternes, for example, as an accompaniment, it's superb!
Mind you, there won't be enough for everyone!
Artisan: L'Attelier de Clisson.
In this workshop in the heart of Guérande in western France, everything is handcrafted from organic and mostly local ingredients. The dried fruits (the basis of all our recipes) are dried, sweetened, salted, caramelized, spiced... There's something for every taste. For our box, it's the Organic Caramelized Cashews subtly spiced with Kâmpôt Pepper PDO that seduced us: original (it's a change from the typical salted cashews), surprising (the peppery note on the caramel makes for a great tasting moment...) and (super!) extra crunchy.
A sweet and savory temptation in our Christmas gift box for lovers of fine gourmet discoveries.
As usual, La Gourmet Box has pulled out all the stops for its Christmas gift box featuring foie-gras, and in addition to these original Christmas products, it has a few little surprises in store for a successful "à la bonne franquette" gourmet super apéro. Starting with the Indispensable corkscrew!
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