Les Mouettes d’Arvor Vintage Ville Bleue 2024 Sardines are a beautiful expression of traditional Breton cannery craft. Carefully selected sardines are hand-packed in olive oil, allowing their rich, naturally savoury flavour and tender texture to shine. The 2024 vintage tin is designed not only to be enjoyed now, but also to improve with time: as it rests, the fish becomes softer and more integrated with the oil, developing an even silkier character.
Made in Concarneau, Brittany, Les Mouettes d’Arvor has been producing quality tinned fish since 1959. Their vintage sardines celebrate a particular season’s catch, presented in an illustrated tin that is as collectible as it is delicious. Ville Bleue makes a lovely gift for anyone who appreciates good design, French food culture and the quiet pleasure of a truly excellent sardine.
Enjoy them simply and avoid draining the olive oil—it carries so much of the flavour.
Serving suggestions
Serve at room temperature on buttered toasted sourdough with a squeeze of lemon.
Lay over warm steamed potatoes with capers, parsley and a Dijon vinaigrette.
Make a classic French-style sandwich with good bread, salted butter and sliced radish.
Add to a salad of white beans, tomatoes, shallot and fresh herbs.
Spoon onto crispbread with crème fraîche and cracked black pepper.
For ageing, store the unopened tin in a cool, dark place and turn it over occasionally.
