Morels, Vin Jaune + Comté.

We have a handful of Jura inspired take home packs available this weekend for those interested in having a crack at one of our favourite dishes, Coq Vin Jaune with Morel Mushrooms.

A specialty chicken dish from the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Made with the distinctive Morel mushroom, crème fraîche and probably our favourite ever beverage, Vin Jaune. Morels have a magical way of transporting flavour. They have a unique delicate yet spongy texture that soaks up everything in their path. A ridiculously delicious match with the oxidative wines of the Jura, Vin Jaune. Aged sous voile (under a veil) in barrel for 6 years and 3 months, Vin Jaune is a mouthwatering combination of rich nutty velvet and salty freshness. It is a serious treat and an essential experience for any food and beverage lovers out there. We also love drinking Vin Jaune with a chunk of the local Comté cheese.

Additionally, there are so many delicious dishes that can be cooked with morels. A simple pasta and creamy mushroom sauce works just as well.

Our Jura pack includes /

+150g Xavier David 18month Comté cheese to get the fire burning
+150g Fresh Australian Morel mushrooms (Morchella australiana)
+100ml 2010 Domaine de la Renardiere Vin Jaune (RP $138 620ml bottle)
+100ml 2011 Domaine Rolet Vin Jaune (RP $168 620ml bottle)
+100ml Dry Fino Sherry for good measure

Available for pre-purchase for $90 per pack. Limited packs available. Additional portions of morels available on request. Ts & Cs apply. Pick up Friday 03/09 after 5pm and Saturday 04/09 after 12pm. Melbourne-wide delivery available for Saturday.

Locals, we suggest pre-ordering some chook from John at East Ivanhoe Butchers and suggest looking up some Coq Vin Jaune recipes online for inspiration. We can also include a basic recipe that we use on request. Ask us any questions, we can share tips as we love making this dish each year.

TS & CS

Due to the nature of wild foraged food, we can not be 100% sure that the Morels will be available on the dates we have specified. On the very rare chance that something happens and we do not recieve our allocation of mushrooms, we will get in contact with you asap to let you know when we expect to get them in stock. A refund can be issued at any point.

Additionally, with any wild foraged product, we recommend cleaning and cooking your product throughly to reduce the potential of any harmful bacteria that may be present from the forest. We have never had any issues eating properly cleaned and cooked Morel mushrooms.

NORMANDY FRANCE
NERVY REFRESHING SUNSHINE
LEFT OF CENTRE / NO SO2 / ORGANIC / 750ML

Impossibly delicious, this apple cidre vinegar made from one of our favourite cidre, calvados producers is perfect to add complexity and phenolic texture to any mignonette or bitter lettuce salad. So unique. We love it.

From the distributor: Julien Frémont is a cider and Calvados maker from Normandy who makes cider the same way that his family has made it since the early 1700s – and using the same beautiful wooden press that the family has owned since that time. The only difference between the old way and Julien’s way is that he prefers dry cider and the traditional approach was to make sweet cider in this region. Julien tends his orchard using organic and biodynamic principles. Cows graze between the trees to keep the ground cover healthy. After he hand-harvests the apples they are carried to the loft in the large, ancient building that dominates the farm using a ‘home grown’ pulley system of little buckets that carry them upwards. Here he ‘cures’ them  for at least a month and sometimes for many months so that the flavours concentrate as the apples dry out. This dramatically reduces the juice yield when the apples are finally pressed but significantly improves the flavour of the cider. We find his ciders immensely satisfying and beautifully crafted and he uses no additions. No sulphites are added at any time. There are also some oxidative notes to his cider as the wooden barrels he uses are over 100 years old. This adds even more complexity to the finished product.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SALT SASSY STING
VEGETARIAN / 70G

Salty spicy pleasuredrome

From the Producer: Chappy's Kettle Chips are lovingly made by hand in Port Melbourne, Australia. Chappy's chippies are kettle-cooked in batches, "the old fashioned way". This cooking process is what separates them from traditional potato chips, the result is chips with much more personality, flavour, and texture

 All of our ingredients are 100% natural, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy free.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SALT HONEY BITE
VEGETARIAN / 70G

Salty sweety mustardy

From the Producer: Chappy's Kettle Chips are lovingly made by hand in Port Melbourne, Australia. Chappy's chippies are kettle-cooked in batches, "the old fashioned way". This cooking process is what separates them from traditional potato chips, the result is chips with much more personality, flavour, and texture

 All of our ingredients are 100% natural, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy free.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
VANILLA MALT CASCARA
ORGANIC / VEGAN / 65G

Rich with a lovely early ferment sweetness. Hints of sour cascara on the nose, powdery mouthfeel with insane fruity notes that linger for minutes. 

From the producer: Peru 80% CAC Pangoa

Pangoa is situated in the Junin region of Peru. CAC is a farmer owned coopeative, it started in 1977 with 50 members and now hosts roughly 700 members in total, among them are a handful of producers who are in the organic cacao program that we work with. We purchased this lot via Bareseed here in Melbourne.

Cocoa Beans, Organic Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter

We are a craft chocolate company, based in Fairfield, Melbourne. Craft chocolate is a small but growing market in Australia. We source high quality organic cacao from around the globe, roast them carefully, and then process them into chocolate in house as opposed to sourcing pre made, untraceable liquor from overseas.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SALT CHILDHOOD SMILE
VEGETARIAN / 70G

Salty tomato sauce grin

From the Producer: Chappy's Kettle Chips are lovingly made by hand in Port Melbourne, Australia. Chappy's chippies are kettle-cooked in batches, "the old fashioned way". This cooking process is what separates them from traditional potato chips, the result is chips with much more personality, flavour, and texture

 All of our ingredients are 100% natural, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy free.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SALT PICKLE SNACK
VEGETARIAN / 70G

Salty, sour crunchy munch.

From the Producer: Chappy's Kettle Chips are lovingly made by hand in Port Melbourne, Australia. Chappy's chippies are kettle-cooked in batches, "the old fashioned way". This cooking process is what separates them from traditional potato chips, the result is chips with much more personality, flavour, and texture

 All of our ingredients are 100% natural, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy free.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SALT CRUNCHY GOLDEN
VEGETARIAN / 70G

Salty crunchy yum

From the Producer: Chappy's Kettle Chips are lovingly made by hand in Port Melbourne, Australia. Chappy's chippies are kettle-cooked in batches, "the old fashioned way". This cooking process is what separates them from traditional potato chips, the result is chips with much more personality, flavour, and texture

 All of our ingredients are 100% natural, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy free.

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
BLOSSOM CRANBERRY VELVET
ORGANIC / VEGAN / 65G

Raw Cacao with an oily red-fruited profile. Orange blossom and a velvety - slightly drying mouthfeel.

From the Producer: Ecuador 60% Hacienda La Victoria

Under the shade of tropical forest in Cerecita, Guayas is Hacienda La Victoria.

The team has won multiple awards over the past few years for their high-quality Cacao. We started working with them in the 2018/19 harvest and purchased this small lot directly from the farm.

Cocoa Beans, Organic Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter

Birdsnake is a craft chocolate company, based in Fairfield, Melbourne. Craft chocolate is a small but growing market in Australia. We source high-quality organic cacao from around the globe, roast them carefully, and then process them into chocolate in house as opposed to sourcing pre made, untraceable liquor from overseas.

COLORADO, USA
VINEGAR POTATO OIL
CHIPS / 142G

Thick cut crunchy, malt vinegar chips.

COLORADO, USA
SALT POTATO OIL
CHIPS / 142G

Crunchy, thick-cut salty chips.