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French Pine Nut Oil 8.5 oz.

Pine Nut Oil Virgin - Huile Pignon De Pin - 8.5 oz/250 ml by Vivier, France.

Very subtle and mild taste. Enhances the flavor of any dish on which it is drizzled. Added in the final moments of cooking, it does wonders for food stews, sauces (especially wine based) and soups (particularly minestrone). This pine nuts oil is divine on a "landaise" salad and essential to a pesto sauce.
Common Uses: cooking, salad dressings, margarine production.

• SKU: 090139
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Italian White Truffle Oil 8 oz.

White Truffle Oil - 8 oz/235 ml by Eugenio Brezzi, Italy.

Ingredients: Olive oil and white truffle aroma (Tuber Magnatum Pico).

• SKU: 090114
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Italian Olive Oil Extra Virgin 25.4 oz.

Olive Extra Virgin Oil - 25.4 oz/750 ml by Colline di Toscana, Italy.

Ingredients: Extra virgin Olive Oil.
Set in the splendor of the Tuscan hills, the olive groves unfold over the heart of Italian Tuscan Maremma. The area's mild climate has always favored olive growing since Etruscan times.
With its fruity and pleasant taste, this oil enhances the flavors of Mediterranean cooking. Its resistance to high temperatures also makes it perfect for cooking.
This oil has been awarded the rare designation of Tuscan.
Keep in a cool dry place, out of direct sunlight.

• SKU: 090161
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French Vinegar of Banyuls 16.9 oz.

Banyuls Wine Vinegar - 5 years old - 16.9 oz/500 ml, France.

Aged in oak casks and bottled on the state.

The fine Banyuls Vinegar is from Cave de l'Abbe Rous, located at the southernmost point of France where the Pyrenees plunge into the Mediterranean. It has a uniquely rich and complex palate, the underlying "rancio" (fresh walnut) flavor highlighted by honey, vanilla and liquorice notes. This vinegar is made by exposing 650-litre barrels of top-quality Banyuls fortified wine to the sun for four years.
After acetification, the vinegar is aged for 12 months in oak casks, when its acidity and complex flavor blend t... more »

• SKU: 090222
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Italian Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano 10-16 oz.

Parmigiano Reggiano - cow's milk hard cheese - 10-16 oz/300-500 gr, Italy.

Italian Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is a prestigious cheese, unique for its inimitable quality originating eight centuries ago in the area between Parma and Reggio Emilia. It contains a concentration of highly nutritious substances. Seven quarts of milk are needed to make each pound of cheese. Slow, natural aging produces an unparalleled taste, easy digestion and substantial nourishment.
Compliments: This cheese goes well as an addition to soups, salads, pasta dishes and veal/chicken.
Appropriate wines: Strong Merlot from Napa or Tokay from Hungria.

• SKU: 121309
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French Grapeseed Oil 17 oz.

Grapeseed Oil - Huile de Pepins de Raisin - 17 oz/500 ml by Vivier, France.

Grapeseed Oil, a byproduct of wine production, has been a favorite of European chefs for hundreds of years due to its many fine qualities as an edible oil. Recent studies have demonstrated that grapeseed oil may also be effective in correcting blood cholesterol levels in certain individuals, thereby reducing their risk of cardiac events.
Grape seed Oil has a clean, light taste that has been described as 'nutty'. Because of its 'neutral' taste, grape seed oil is often used as a base for infusing or flavoring with garlic, rosemary, or other herbs or spices... more »

• SKU: 090122
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French White Wine Vinegar from Champagne 16.9 oz.

White Wine Vinegar from Champagne 'Grand Cru' - 16.9 oz/500 ml by Delouis Fils, France.

These all purpose vinegars have a lighter aroma and lend their delicate personality to vinaigrettes, sauteed vegetables, poultry, pork and fish.
A selection of the finest ingredients, a century of family tradition and the latest technology allow Delouis Fils to offer vinegars of the highest quality possible.
Produced from grapes. As the famous wine, this vinegar can also have some sediments.

• SKU: 090217
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French Cheese Saint Marcellin 2.8 oz.

Saint Marcellin - soft cow's milk cheese - rindless - 2.8 oz/80 gr, France.

This small cheese from the Provence Dauphine region is mildly acidic and salty. As it matures from a fresh to a dry, ripe cheese the flavors develop. Saint Marcellin cheese is often made with cow's milk, but originally it was a goat's milk cheese. It is beige crust covered with blue mold, soft, beige, creamy interior, intensely rustic, nutty, fruity flavor.
Compliments: This cheese goes well with toasted bread or on salads.
Appropriate wines: Gigondas, all Rhone reds.

• SKU: 120168
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Italian Balsamic Vinegar of Modena - White Seal 25 years old 3.5 oz.

Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Tradizionale Affinato - White Seal 25 years old - 3.5 oz/100 ml by Vill' Antica, Italy.

Aceto balsamico tradizionale di Modena.

This is a unique product in the world. Unlike common vinegars made from wine vinegar, the Balsamic Vinegar Aceto Balsamico di Modena "Tradizionale" process consists solely of grapes cooked "must" ageing. From time immemorial this condiment has been produced in Modena and its province following up ancient family traditions: "must", obtained from Trebbiano grapes (called Spagna) grown on the Modena hills, is cooked in open containers on a direct but low flame until ... more »

• SKU: 090244
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French White Truffle Oil 8.4 oz.

White Truffle Oil - sunflower oil with white truffle aroma - 8.4 oz/250 ml by Aromatruffe, France.

Ingredients: Sunflower Oil, White Truffles Aroma.
Use as seasoning of salads and raw vegetables, On meats, pasta and vegetables when almost cooked.

• SKU: 090127
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French Sherry Wine Vinegar 16.9 oz.

Sherry Wine Vinegar - 16.9 oz/500 ml by Delouis Fils, France.

Produced from grapes. Like the famous wine, this sherry vinegar can also have some sediments.
The selection of the finest ingredients, a century of family tradition and the latest technology allow Delouis Fils to offer vinegars of the highest quality possible.
Ingredients: Sherry wine vinegar, caramel, sulfites.

• SKU: 090255
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Natural Ground Grey Sea Salt 17.5 oz.

Natural Ground Grey Sea Salt - Sel Marin de Noirmoutier - 17.5 oz/500 gr from Noirmoutier Island near Brittany, by Noirmoutier, France.

Ingredients: Natural French sea salt.
Hand-skimmed and packed without additives. Noirmoutier table sea salt adds flavor to fish, meat, vegetables or salads.

• SKU: 070902
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French Balsamic Apple Vinegar 16.9 oz.

Apple Cider Balsamic Vinegar - Bouquet de Pomme - 16.9 oz/500 ml by Delouis Fils, France.

9 lbs of Limousin cider apples are needed to produce this bottle of wonderful elixir.
This sweet vinegar with a subtle and unique bouquet can be used for deglaze (before addition of heavy cream), sauce, basting and in some dessert recipes.

• SKU: 090231
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French Black Truffle Oil 8.4 oz.

Black Truffle Oil with truffle aroma - 8.4 oz/250 ml by Aromatruffe, France.

Ingredients: Sunflower oil, black truffle aroma.

• SKU: 090126
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French Pistachio Oil 8.5 oz.

Pistachio Oil Extra Virgin - Huile De Pistache - 8.5 oz/250 ml by Vivier, France.

A unique oil that brings out the delicious flavor of the pistachio nut. Pistachio oil has a very distinct, long-lasting taste and lends a unique dimension to many dishes. It goes especially well with salads that contain citrus. Use it on seafood and as part of a marinade.
Pistachio oil is a natural with grilled fish, avocado, and arugula.
This oil is not suited to all types of vinegars: balsamic and honey are the best.
Common Uses: salad dressings, margarine production.

• SKU: 090137
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Italian Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia - Silver Seal 50 years old 3.5 oz.

Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia - Silver Seal 50 years old - 3.5 oz/100 ml by Cavalli, Italy.

L'Aceto balsamico tradizionale di Regio Emilia.

This is a real nectar to be used in drops, which gives an incomparable flavor to fresh and boiled vegetables or meats and Parmesan cheese. Its enormous versatility makes it suitable for giving the finishing touch to condiments, sausages, fruit salads, desserts and ice creams.

Acidity: 6%

• SKU: 090229
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Italian Olive Oil Extra Virgin 8.5 oz.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil bottle - 8.5 oz/250 ml by Colline di Toscana, Italy.

Ingredients: Extra virgin Olive Oil.

Set in the splendor of the Italian Tuscan hills, the olive groves unfold over the heart of Tuscan Maremma. The area's mild climate has always favored olive growing since Etruscan times.
With its fruity and pleasant taste, this oil enhances the flavors of Mediterranean cooking. Its resistance to high temperatures also makes it perfect for cooking.
This oil has been awarded the rare designation Tuscan.
This olive oil cointains the lowest concentration of acidity of 0.2%.
Keep in cool dry place, out of direct sunlight.

• SKU: 090160
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French Pure Almond Oil 8.5 oz.

Pure Almond Oil - Huile D'Amande - 8.5 oz/250 ml by Vivier, France.

A very fine quality unrefined oil, first-pressed from raw almonds. This oil's rich golden color is the result of careful pressing which preserves the natural vitamins A and E.
The typical flavor of this gourmet oil enhances the taste of bakeries, salad dressing and fish with an almond aroma. Used by the best chefs and restaurants in France. A lovely change of pace from olive oil.
It has a high smoke point and is good for sauteing and stir-frying. As it imparts no flavor, it can be used for oiling a cake pan or mold.
Once opened, all nut oils should... more »

• SKU: 090136
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French Sheep Cheese Roquefort Gabriel Coulet 3.5 oz.

Roquefort Gabriel Coulet - sheep's milk soft blue cheese - 3.5 oz/100 gr by Gabriel Coulet, France.

Probably the world’s greatest blue cheese. It is produced entirely from the milk of the ewes that feed on the vast plateaus found in the Aveyron. It is the quality of the milk, the processing of the curd, the adding of "penicillium roqueforti" and finally the ripening in natural caves that give us this unique and remarkable cheese. The exterior aspect of a Roquefort should be white and faintly shiny.
Texture: The "pate" should be cohesive, but at the same time slightly crumbly. The texture is buttery with blue veins of mold extend... more »

• SKU: 120002
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Italian Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia - Gold Seal 75 years old 3.5 oz.

Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Reggio Emilia - Gold Seal 75 years old - 3.5 oz/100 ml, by Cavalli, Italy.

L'Aceto balsamico tradizionale di Regio Emilia.

This is a real nectar to be used in drops, which gives an incomparable flavor to fresh and boiled vegetables or meats and Parmesan cheese. Its enormous versatility makes it suitable for giving the finishing touch to condiments, fruit salads, desserts and ice creams.

Acidity: 6%.

Great for an Italian gourmet food luxury gift.

• SKU: 090205
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