Vintage sardine 2020 (Stéphane Butet)

The can of 2020 sardines is illustrated by Stéphane Butet , painter and lover of the Bigouden region*!
"We find in this painting, I think, a Nordic atmosphere, perhaps, or Breton? an indefinable place, inhabited or deserted, between sea and land, nets or foam... There is something mineral, a kind of mycelium, organic matter in motion.

That happens here, especially in the walls, in the traces, in what is in the sea, on the coast, in what is emerging. I was talking about those tough things that can wander the open sea at low tide.

The black huts, they are meant to be reminiscent of all those fishermen's houses that we can find in the area, I set them in motion".

* The Bigoudenland (Breton Bro-Vigoudenn, French Pays Bigouden) is located west of Quimper in the southwest of the department of Finistère in Brittany between Plozévet, near the mouth of the Goyen at Audierne and the mouth of the Odet at Bénodet. Capital of the Bigoudenland is Pont-l'Abbé (English "the abbot's bridge") with the Bigouden Museum. The landscape is named after the pointed hoods (French coiffes), the traditional costume of the local women.

For this product, the sardines were hand-processed freshly caught, first deep-fried in sunflower oil and then canned in extra-virgin olive oil. On each tin you will also find the name of the fishing port, the name of the ship that caught the sardines and the year.

Net Weight: 115g
Drained weight: 85 g

Ingredients: freshly caught Sardines ( sardina pilchardus walbaum ) (78%), extra virgin olive oil, salt.

Nutritional information per 100g:
Calories: 916 kj/ 220 kcal
Fat: 15g
of which saturated fatty acids: 3.6 g
Carbohydrates: 0 g
of which sugar: 0 g
Protein: 21 g
Salt: 0.9 g

La Compagnie Bretonne du Poisson is a family business that is now in its fourth generation. It all started with Alain Furic, who first made a name for himself as a trader in Norway lobsters (langoustines), which he bought from the fishermen in Gulvinec in Brittany, before expanding his activities as a fish wholesaler to include mackerel and sardines.

At the age of only 14, Alain's son Jules joined his father's business and in 1923 they founded the Compagnie Bretonne du Poisson together. The company's specialty is now canned fish (mackerel and sardines) and Norway lobsters, which are transported to and distributed in the region's markets on then-modern ice-block carts. Finally, Jules also drives distribution to Paris and the rest of France.

The company is now run by Alain's grandchildren and has developed into a modern but traditional company that produces mackerel, sardines and Norway lobsters as well as tuna, soups and other fish preparations. All this with great care and love for the product.

Manufacturer's address: La Compagnie Bretonne du Poisson - Rue des Conserveries - Port de Saint-Guénolé - 29760 Penmarc'h - France