Of Saint Emilion at Biarritz, “The Gourmet Stage” invites you on a gustatory journey with local products known and recognized for their flavor. Aquitaine has an impressive culinary heritage, in particular with its excellent meats certified by labels or certifications, such as “Blason Prestique”. We thus find blond beef from Aquitaine, free-range pork from the South-West, free-range poultry from Gascony and the Landes. The South-West is also famous for its foie gras for the greediest!
But the know-how does not stop there, the host and food columnist Loïc Ballet offers you a focus on Bayonne ham, a protected local product in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It has benefited from a Protected Geographical Indication since 1998. Nearly 1,500 people work to make these hams. Discover the secrets of this hand-salted pork leg. There are many exceptional raw hams in France, but all have their own manufacturing rules.
Nathalie Helal is accompanied by Sandrine Audegond, wine historian and author of the Aromabook of wines. Together, they take us on a journey between sweet and savory flavors with great balance on the plate and in the glass.
White wine with the “Sauternes” appellation
The “Sauternes” appellation is one of the most prestigious in France for its white wine known to be syrupy. The tradition of exceptional wine has endured there for several centuries.
Philippe de Lur-Saluces, of the Château de Fargues, tells you the secrets of this exceptional heritage as well as the history of the Lur Saluces family, which has owned the Château de Gargues estate since 1472. The transmission of the heritage is transmitted and allows to keep productions of great quality. A story of passion, wine taste and region!
Artisanal chocolate in Bayonne
In Bayonne, the Cazenave house is an institution. This local institution produces its own chocolate, as well as certified organic beans. Steeped in tradition, the company is committed to local life. The chocolatier Florian Benac tell you about it.
Anchored in the history of Bayonne, it produces its chocolate with certified organic beans and is involved in the life of the territory: supplies, professional relations, cultural or social environment.
A ginger beer like no other
Let’s say it in advance, ginger beer is originally a non-alcoholic drink. Originally from Jamaica, ginger beer, also called Ginger Beer, is a flavored drink thanks to the introduction of a liquid concentrated in fresh ginger.
The operation is carried out at the very beginning of fermentation with baker’s yeast. This concentrate of flavor is a know-how in Biarritz, which finds the right balance between aromas and spices.
Creator of the Gingeur drink in Biarritz, Damien Poulain gives you its secrets for enjoying this drink, alone or in cocktails.