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The Best Fattened Ducks

Located in Gourdon between Périgord and Quercy, Valette Foie Gras is still a family-run firm. We select exclusively fattened ducks that are bred outdoors in grasslands near our carving centre of Bergerac, at the very heart of the Perigord region.

In a natural environment, all ducks are fed only with corn, without animal meal to obtain the best quality and security for our customers.

Each step of the production is placed under control of an independent certification body, Qualisud, guaranteeing the origin and quality of the ducks.

How to choose your Foie gras

Since 1994 the legislation regulates each appellation for foie gras based preparations.

Only 3 appellations can be called "foie gras" in their trade name and these appellations must include exclusively foie gras and a seasoning : whole foie gras, foie gras, block of foie gras 



On the other hand, foie gras based preparations must include a minimum of 20% of foie gras.

Whole Foie Gras

Made of one or various lobes of whole foie gras

Foie Gras

Compound of pieces of a lobe of foie gras placed side by side
Its aspect is marbré when you slice it.

Block of Foie Gras with pieces

Made of pieces of lobes and reconstituted foie ; a minimum of 30 % of pieces

Block of Foie Gras

Compound of reconstituted foie gras
Aspect : regular

Foie Gras based Preparation

Compound of a minimum of 20 % of foie gras

FOIE GRAS / UNCOOKED, COOKED OR PRESERVED ?

Uncooked

The uncooked foie gras has not been under any treatment, it is packed in vacuum pack, the packaging protects it from the surrounding.
It is perfect to prepare your terrines, or your warm escalope.

Half-cooked

It is a semi-preserved can of foie gras, it is pasteurized with a temperature near to 80 ° C. this soft treatment preserves more aromatic and gustatory qualities. It must be stored at a temperature between 0 and 4 ° C.

Preserved can

The more traditional preservation mode, the preserved can is sterilised at a temperature near 110 ° C. It is a stable product, which shelf life rises to 4 years. You can keep it at room temperature.

Use-By date

This use-by date is imperative ; it is applicable to the perishable goods ; after this date, the consumption of these goods can represent a danger for human health. The use-by date is present on the packaging: "use up before...see the date".

The pick-up date

This date is not imperative such as the use-by date. When the date is over, the good may have lost its qualities but it doesn't represent a risk for the consumer.
It is present on the packaging: "best before...see the date".

These dates are present on :
- printed on the cans' lid
- printed on the bottom
- printed on the stickers of the sleeve packs and of the vacuum packs

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Sometime ago, we introduced the absurdly delicious Dormen nuts and snacks, packed in attractive glass bottles for the mini-bar. Its success has led the Chefs and F&B managers to enquire if we can offer in a bulk pack for bar and banquet use.  

In fact Dormen Foods started in 1992 as a specialist roaster and packer of nuts and snacks, and quickly became suppliers to some of the finest hotels in Europe and so the absurdly delicious Dormen Nuts and Snacks, are available in Bulk packs (vacuum packed bags). With a shelf life of 9 months, most products can be imported economically, by sea. Dormen’s  large and tasteful nuts and snacks provide a unique accompaniment for banquet as well as bar service.  

Dormen are served at the finest hotels of Europe – Claridges & Savoy in London, Le Bristol in Paris, Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Sacher of Vienna, Villa d’Este – Lake Como, the finest establishments of Le Midi, St. Moritz, Cote d’Azur and Venice – have one thing in common – they all serve Dormen’s absurdly delicious nuts & snacks at their cocktail bars and receptions.

(do ask for samples – if we have in stock, we will gladly send)

Dormen will be glad to develop a mix to your specs (for example, only pretzel sticks or only pretzel twists).

Everything we do in our factory is focused on one single aim - to process and pack the finest quality nuts and snacks.

Whatever product we source we look to buy the best grades and origins on the market. Different products go through various processes including cleaning (aspiration and de-stoning), sieving, visual inspection, roasting and salting, metal detection, weighing, mixing, nitrogen flushing or vacuum packing. We are a BRC certified company which assures that all our production processes adhere to the demanding standards specified by the British Retail Consortium.

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Again this year, as for the past three years that we have offered the Scarpato collection of traditional Italian Christmas cakes & confectionary, the time has come to book your orders for this iconic brand of traditional Italian pastry.

As you know, some of the Scarpato products are produced in limited quantity (last year, some customers were disappointed as their choice was unavailable).
Of course, all the Scarpato products are in great demand and sold in major gourmet stores in Italy as well as the likes of Harrods, across the World. 

Therefore the Company advises to place orders by 15th August so as to assure supply of chosen products. Of course, you do not have to pay so early but the confirmation just enables the Company to schedule its production and ensure you of the product.

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You will agree that the best snacks are those that are simple yet wholesome and delicious! From Southern Italy, we bring you Taralli. Taralli are small ring shaped salted/savoury biscuits but with a difference – using only the best Apulia raw material: extra virgin oil, dry white wine and flour and typical Mediterranean ingredients (sea salt, anchovies, olives, mushrooms, smoked ham etc) in small quantities to enhance the taste and delight the consumer.  

Produced by Fiore di Puglia (Flower of Apulia – and a play on the name of its founder – Giuseppe Fiore), this artisan product is a typical baked Apulian product.  Fiore’s Taralli is sold in Italy and abroad – they are on the shelves of the most important American and European supermarket chains and also in Japan (where they have been acclaimed as one of the three best Italian products introduced recently).

Taralli should err on the dry and crumbly side, and they should properly contain wine in the dough recipe. There are the Taralli Classici, the savory sort, for classic cracker use. They make yummy snacks on their own, and are delightful in soup as well. This particular style does not have any herbal flavor component, having been made simply with olive oil, flour and salt, in addition to yeast and wine.  Then, you can combine the Taralli Classici with any number of Mediterranean ingredients to produce other delightful flavours.

Taralli “Classici” / Oven-baked product