Bouchot mussels D.O.P. of the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
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PDO mussels from the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel

La Petite protégée de la Baie! 

“Moules de Bouchot de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel” PDO mussels

The Bouchot mussel is one of the jewels in the crown of Breton gastronomy, which is why it was the first seafood product to be awarded a European PDO label. It is with respect for this designation that the mussel farmerswork throughout the year, to produce mussels with orange flesh and a delicious iodised and sweet taste.

The Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel and its largest tides in Europe, a place of legend, a site known throughout the world, a bay renowned for the beauty of its landscapes.., but also a divine setting for the cultivation of bouchot mussels.

Their breeding

Mussels in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel are bred on Bouchot, the large wooden peg planted in the ground which, through the phenomenon of the tides, allows the mussels to be in the air as well as in the water for a period of 12 to 18 months. This production technique, used on a large part of the French coastline, produces mussels of average size (around 4 cm), but resistant and with a particular flavour.

Each Bay therefore gives, with the same technique, a different product and it is in the respect of this Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel that our product has earned its titles of nobility, with mussels of a yellow-orange colour, unctuous and a melting flesh with a slightly sweet flavour: an unbeatable product. So all the conditions were in place to obtain the Protected Designation of Origin: a product, a land and people…

Good to know: Rich in calcium, iron and iodine, you’ll find our A.O.P.* mussels on your plates from July to February.

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