Les Mouettes d’Arvor Sardine Vintage 60 Ans 115g

Description

Sardines in extra virgin olive oil.

Made with all-natural ingredients and no artificial flavoring.

60 years of passion and fish when you have the right products and recognized expertise, you can only offer the best. every year, we look forward, pleasure and passion to the return of the fishery. The fish are prepared and cooked in Concarneau,France with tradition and respect for the ecosystem, from the sea to the plate.

To celebrate our 60th anniversary, we offer you an exceptional collector’s can. Your favorite sardines have been rigorously selected to offer you the best.
60th Anniversary limited edition collector tin. Artwork of the cannery, Conserverie Gonidec “it’s been 60 years that we are put in a box”.

The sardines from Les Mouettes d’Arvor – the last standing fish cannery in Concarneau, Brittany – are fished seasonally by local fisherman along the northwestern coast of France. The fish are sustainably caught in the spring months when the sardines are just the right size – not too fat and not too lean. Upon arrival at the factory, the freshly caught sardines are plunged into an icy bath of salt water, which preserves their firm flesh and makes them easier to scale.

After their ice bath, the fish are cleaned by hand and laid on racks to dry overnight. This process of drying helps maintain their shape and keeps their skin intact during the next step of the preserving process: frying. The sardines are fried in oil and then hand-packed into tins with extra virgin olive oil. The resulting fish is rich and buttery with a firm, meaty texture.

Product Specification
Ingredients: Sardines (75%), extra virgin olive oil, salt
DLUO / Shelf Life: 5 Years. (Do not hesitate to let them age, they improve over time)
Storage: At room temperature (<55°C)
Place of Manufacture: France
Health stamp: FR 29 039 512 CE
Alcohol-free: Yes
Allergens present in the product: Sardine
Weight: 115g

About the Producer

Founded in 1959 by Jacques Gonidec and his parents, Les Mouettes d’Arvor is the only remaining fish cannery in the Breton town of Concarneau, one of France’s largest fishing ports. Working with fisherman along the northwestern coast of France, the Gonidec family specializes in sardines, mackerel and anchovies.

While the company has grown over the last 50 years—moving into a larger facility in 1990—the methods of preserving the fish remain the same. Everything is done by hand, the old-fashioned way, from curing the freshly caught fish in salty ice water to maintain its texture and flavour to cleaning, frying and canning.

Fun Fact: the company is named after Jacques Gonidec II’s favourite football team, Les Mouettes d’Arvor (meaning “the seagulls of Arvor” in French).

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