A forgotten treasure to magnify new potatoes!

Every year here in Brittany, the arrival of new potatoes is an event. They are our local treasure, often served with fish; they are also eaten on their own, as a simple pleasure. For some time now I have wanted to couple them with my interpretation of the “taste of a shipwreck”, which is exactly what I have done with this new spices blend,  “Trésor Oublié” (Forgotten Treasure), designed specifically for potatoes and to be used just like a light pepper.

Regularly washing up on the shores of St. Malo is the flotsam and jetsam; pieces of cannon barrels and trunks which we can playfully imagine are filled with buried treasure. I started to think about the smell and the taste of the spices that could have been there: Kombu, Nori, Nutmeg, Sichuan Pepper, and Sesame—mixed together in a lost pitcher whose edges were eroded by the seashells and algae in the bay. Having remained underneath the waters for more than three centuries, the spices would have tasted like the depths of the ocean and the South Seas.

Just sprinkle a small pinch on potatoes…

Get it before it floats away!