Easter is a time of celebration in France, and an excellent excuse for getting together with friends and family, and enjoying all that is good about food! And if you’re stuck for culinary ideas, well don’t worry, as Bacon by the Box who deliver great British and Irish products to France and Europe, have a whole heap of inspiration and ingredients to make this Easter egg-stra (sorry not sorry) special.
British and Irish Easter treats in France
Easter is, of course, all about the chocolate! So, what is your guilty pleasure? A large bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk, a bag of their caramel nibbles or their giant chocolate buttons perhaps? Or maybe your weakness is Tunnocks Tea Cakes, Wagon Wheels or a sneaky bag (or two) of Maltesers. Bacon by the Box have a great range of chocolate and sweet treats so you can quite literally pick a bit of what you fancy!
Easter lunch – entente-cordial style…
Easter wouldn’t be Easter without lamb! So how about a premium cut of rolled lamb shoulder, a leg or lamb shanks from Lisduggan Farm bursting with Irish spring flavour and crying out to be studded with French garlic and rosemary before a long, slow roast in the oven? For a taste of French-Irish fusion, include thesweetest of all carrots, Vichy carrots (gently braised in suger and butter) and seasonal asparagus drapped in a simple Holiandaise sauce. And why not serve with Pommes Anna, that classic French potatoe dish of sliced potatoes cooked in lashings of butter. And did you know that some recipes for Pommes Anna include black truffle, artichoke or cheese to add that extra flavour of France? All washed down with a bottle of Bordeaux (Saint-Émilion perhaps), a Southern Rhône or a savory Loire Valley Cabernet Franc.
And relax. Life doesnt get much better than this.
The Breakfast of champions
If you fancy going the full hog, add a pack or two of bacon or a cooked honey glazed gammon for a great English breakfsat or French baguette lunch. Better still, try the fFull Irish breakfast range (think traditional Clonakilty Irish sausages, farm smoked streaky back, white pudding, black pudding and baked beans)! Long weekends never felt so good.
Easy lunches and favourites from home
Whether you’re out in the garden making the most of the warmer spring weather, enjoying April walks and the first barbeque of the year or dreaming of some of the familiar favourites of your youth, Bacon by the Box have got a few surprises for you. Think Fray Bentos pies, meaty sauasage rolls, corned beef , legs of pork wrapped in crackling, mushy peas and a range of chutneys and relishes to go with your French cheese.
Cake without the hard work
If you’ve got people over, cake and biscuits are a bit of a must but don’t feel like you have to spend hours in the kitchen, whipping up something special. Bacon by the Box give you options. If you’re short of time, grab a couple of a Betty Crocker cake mixes and let Betty do the hard work for you. But if you want to impress with your baking process, order the raw ingredients (like flour, baking powder, icing sugar) and get stuck in. You could throw in a bottle of demi-sec Champagne if you want to go big, or a light Pinot Noir to enjoy with a red velvet cake. Whatever you choose, cake is an easy way to mark a special day.
And the practical stuff
Based in County Waterford in Ireland on the edge of the Comeragh and Knockmealdown Mountains, Bacon by the Box is a family business who supply the flavours of home combined with the experience of shopping with an artisan butcher. They deliver across France twice a week and their range includes all sorts of sweet treats and savouries, frech meat, dairy – including fantastic Irish cheddars, as well as also vegetarian and vegan items. Shopping with Bacon by the Box means you don’t have to worry about supermarket queues or long ordering times, and with their excellent shipping rates, if you spend over €150 – shipping is free.
Joyeuses Pâques, Cásca Sásta and Happy Easter!
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