Speciality food from France and Spain
We are a Canterbury based company offering high quality, traditional food directly from producers in France and Spain.
Kintoa Basque Ham: Awarded 3 star gold at the British Great Taste Awards
Patrian have been proud to stock the Kintoa Basque Ham (illustrated above) for the last six years. Imagine our delight when we found out that it has has been awarded 3 star gold at this years British Great Taste Awards following on from the gold medal awarded in Paris earlier this year . This represents the highest award given by the guild of fine food. This year over 7,000 products were entered and only 114 were awarded the three star gold. You can read all about it in this months newsletter. Please come and taste this quite exceptional ham made by the Oteiza family at our stall.
French charcuterie and other speciality products
We deal with several artisan producers in the Basque country. This region is famous for the quality of its food and the Basques, who are very proud of their long history, have preserved the very best of their gastronomic culture. We have the products for which it is well known – its charcuterie, spices and seasonings, including the famous Espelette red pepper and ewes cheese. We also have selected products from other regions such as jams and honey from Provence, Tapenade from the Languedoc and black pudding from a Master charcutier in the Nord Pas de Calais.
Famous Spanish Iberico hams and Manchego cheese
We offer what is probably the best cured ham in the world – the Iberico Bellota, together with a compliment of other Iberico products. These are produced by a specialist in the Sierra Mogarraz, south of Salamanca. We also have a very fine Serrano ham and Spain’s most famous cheese – Manchego but in an unpasterised milk version produced by an artisan specialist in La Mancha.
This direct relationship with the producers means that we know how are products are produced and we can answer all your questions with confidence.
All the meat products are farm produced to very high standards and have complete traceability. Many are award winners and represent the very best examples of fine charcuterie from these two countries.
We invite you to come and taste some of these wonderful products. You can also enjoy a traditional Tapas lunch/supper freshly sliced and prepared in the market, or order one of our platters to take home.
We also have some hams produced in Kent
- An traditional English cooked gammon ham
- A delicious Kentish ham that it is cured and cooked here in the Goods Shed.
