This gift box aims to reinstate the King of all spices: "Pepper". This gift box is the fruit of our botanical, ethnological and gastronomic research into the world of peppers! It makes exceptional peppers more accessible, with simple yet creative ways to use them. It contains a pestle and mortar and a collection of 20 grand cru peppers, berries and seeds to transform your daily cooking. If it's inspiration you're after, take a look at the novel pepper list with plenty of ideas on how to use these delicious peppers … “From the plant to the plate, come travel with us …" We set out on a pilgrimage to the Land of Peppers, in search of the amazing gastronomic diversity of our world. Our travels led us to select outstanding peppers and berries from producers in Cameroon, Nepal, the Bataks and Ethiopia. They offer an extraordinary palette of wondrous new flavours: whether it be sweet, spicy or fruity with notes of menthol or camphor, you'll find them all in this gift box.

"The tasting methods used for pepper are similar to wine tasting techniques. Clearly organised, methodical tasting techniques for pepper and research into pepper are relatively recent. Attempts to rationalize these new pepper tasting techniques, creating an aromatic profile for each botanical family and a scale to identify the strength, heat and intensity using the Scoville scale, are still at their early stages." Like a wine list, this novel pepper list shows the origins, the aromatic footprint, the terroir and food-pepper pairing for a selection of 20 grand cru peppers. This pepper list can be used by both professionals in the gastronomic trade and by enlightened connoisseurs. It's a new approach to using pepper, the King of all spices!

The pestle and mortar have been used since Ancient times by apothecaries and herbalists and it’s the perfect tool for crushing peppercorns. It can also be used to prepare spices mixes or for grinding berries, seeds and other wild pods … Unlike a pepper mill, a pestle and mortar is very durable and can be easily cleaned. It’s both universal and timeless, you can find it on every continent and it’s used by every civilisation.

The pestle and mortar have been used since Ancient times by apothecaries and herbalists and it’s the perfect tool for crushing peppercorns. It can also be used to prepare spices mixes or for grinding berries, seeds and other wild pods … Unlike a pepper mill, a pestle and mortar is very durable and can be easily cleaned. It’s both universal and timeless, you can find it on every continent and it’s used by every civilisation.

The Japanese call it “Yugen”, the Mexicans “Molcajetes”, and the Morrocans “Mehraz”. In Nepal, it’s used for crushing fresh Timur berries and to make tasty chutneys. In Sumatra, the Bataks use it to grind the famous “Andaliman pepper” also known as “Bataks berries” used in the Ikan Mas Arsik. In Cameroon, it’s used on a daily basis for grinding Penja peppercorns.

“A pestle and mortar is essential for getting the best from your pepper.”

To restore pepper to its rightful rank, we invite you into Michelin star chef, Didier Edon’s kitchen at Les Hautes Roches restaurant in Rochecorbon (37). Didier is a fervent enthusiast of the Touraine region which he has fully adopted while maintaining the traditional flavours of Brittany, his native region. He enjoys “land and sea” alliances and revels in the local products from our rich soils served with the fine wines of the Loire region.