Getting Inventive with Pearl Sugar

    With its delicate sweetness and delightful crunch, pearl sugar is highly versatile and can be sprinkled on hot and cold treats of many kinds. Sourced from French producer Béghin-Say, our white pearl sugar will enhance your biscuits, brioches, cakes and desserts. Read on to find out how to use this simple, versatile ingredient…

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Experience the Excellence of French Dairy

France has a longstanding and well-earned reputation for its premium quality dairy products. It’s a reputation built through centuries and centuries of careful farming and meticulous production.     So why settle for anything less than true excellence? Since 1964, dairy lovers from around the world have been enjoying award-winning butters, cheeses, creams, and milks from…

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Delicate Delights: Gavottes Crêpes Dentelle

There’s a legend associated with crêpes dentelle. The story goes that in 1886, in the Breton city of Quimper, a pastry chef called Marie-Catherine Cornic became distracted while cooking wafer-thin crêpes on the stove. One of her creations overcooked and became crispy, crunchy and caramelised. Undeterred, Mme Cornic simply rolled up the crispy crêpe and…

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Smoky Delights: the Morteau Sausage

The French region of Franche-Comté, on the Swiss border, is perhaps most famous for its dairy tradition. From Emmental to Raclette to the eponymous Comté, its flavoursome Alpine cheeses are appreciated by foodies the world over. But Franche-Comté has another great jewel in its crown: the Morteau sausage. Read on to find out more about…

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Pretty in Pink: Lyon’s Pralines Roses

The ancient city of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, is famous for its cuisine. From the classic Rosette de Lyon saucisson to satisfying dishes like quenelle de Lyon and saucisson brioché, Lyonnais cooking is known and loved throughout France – and all over the world. But it’s not all hearty, savoury flavours. The…

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