Les Folies Fromage- Espelette Chili Pepper Jelly
Good cheese is traditionally served as a separate course, on a plateau du fromage, with the addition of good crackers or fresh, crusty bread. Contrasting flavors can also coax out subtle nuances from your favorite cheeses. Les Folies Fromage Piment Espelette Gelée (Chili Pepper Jelly) for Cheese does just that.
Les Folies Fromage (The Cheese Follies) by Guillaume et Lesgards, make their jams/spreads/jellies/confits in the French Pyrénées in Campan. Their spreads contain less sugar than jams. They are cooked in small quantities in a old copper cauldron (c. 1871) and fuelled by a steam boiler for speed resulting in more fruit flavor.
This new spread is intriguing, the ingredients are very simple and the star is Espelette. This chili pepper was brought to France from Central America in the 16th century. Since then, it has been cultivated in Pyrenees-Atlantiques in the northern territory of the Basque region. Known for its special flavor the terroir gives it, espelette is now AOC protected. In this region, pepper has been pushed out as a seasoning and espelette has moved in. Always a fan of Agour with Espelette, we had a feeling this gelle would be delicious. Smooth in texture, with a gentle chili pepper flavor and a mild tickle on the throat, it is great with soft ripened cheeses such as Brie and Camembert and washed rind cheeses such as Pont le Veque. Try it with aged Pyrenees sheep's milk cheeses too. This versatile spread could even be used as a glaze for grilled meat or fish.
Made with concentrated fruit extracts and natural flavors
Delicious on toast or muffins; Marvelous on cottage cheese, in yogurt and as a topping on baked goods
No calories, fat, carbs, gluten or sugars of any kind
Jar of 85g
Categories Crackers & Jam, Delicatessen, Premium Cans, Vegan
Ingrédients: Sugar, apple juice (42%), espellette paste 2%, setting agent: pectine, lemon juice
Alleregens: May contain traces of nuts.
Serve with assortment of appropriate cheeses at room temperature with bread and pate.
Normandy Camembert Pere Eugene – Piece of 250g
Although much imitated everywhere, production of Camembert originated in Normandy, France, invented in 1791 by Marie Harel. The name "Camembert de Normandie" is protected under AOC rules that were grantd in 1983, meaning that cheeses bearing this name have to be made according to specific guidelines.
Origin: France; Normandy
Piece of 250g
Best before: 1 week after the delivery
Aged Tour la Guyotte – 150g
Tour Guyotte is a raw goats' milk cheese from Burgundy. It's a soft, mossy, spring goat cheese covered either with silvery green or rusty orange tinged molds. It's named after the Guyotte, a small river in the Saône-et-Loire department of the Bourgogne region, and a tributary to the Doubs and, ultimately the Rhône.
Brie de Meaux – 150g
Slice of 150g
Eat by date: 6 days after the delivery
Brittany Set
Mont D'or Marcel Petite – From 400g
Mont d'Or has been called the holy grail of French raw milk cheeses. This cheese typical of Haut Doubs can be easily recognized in its spruce wood container. It is held in place by a spruce bark strap. Mont d'Or is a soft-ripened cheese made of raw cow's milk. A spoon is used to serve this cheese because it has a very creamy texture.This cheese has the distinctive feature of being very seasonal. It is produced from August 15th to March 15th and can be sold from September 10th to May 10th. This production calendar originated with the limitations of the climate. The Montbéliarde breed of cattle produces a significant amount of milk during the warm season, but not as much in the winter. In the winter when the cows consume hay, they do not produce enough milk for the manufacture of such large cheeses as Comté. Also, in the past, snowy roads meant that gathering milk was almost impossible. The farmers of the region therefore learned to work on a smaller scale during the winter. They made the most of the cold period to create a new, unique soft-ripened cheese, Mont d'Or. This one is very rare and sourced from one of the best cheesemonger, Marcel petite, which sells to a limited number of partners.
Whole piece or slice
Best before: 7 days after the delivery