Lobster bisque

Lobster bisque

£7.95

Creamy and smooth lobster bisque from Breton cannery la belle-iloise. 

With its notes of white wine and cognac, the lobster bisque makes a great starter for a special-occasion meal, or can be enjoyed on its own as a light lunch.

La belle-iloise was founded in the fishing port of Quiberon, Brittany in 1932 by Georges Hilliet, when he was 22 years old. Quiberon was one of France’s key sardine canning hubs, with 14 canneries located there.

Hilliet was a firm believer in quality, artisanal production from the outset and resisted the emergence of mass retailing in the 60s, keeping faith with his own production values. He vowed he’d sooner sell his sardines from a basket on the beach than compromise on quality. The company was eventually re-named la belle-iloise, a tribute to the people of Belle-Ile - the island opposite Quiberon where the sardines are caught.

Today Hilliet’s granddaughter Caroline Hilliet Le Branchu helms the company, continuing her grandfather’s ethos of quality, sustainable production and tinned fish that melds traditional recipes with innovative flair.

The collection
Fishermen's soup with lobster and garden vegetables
Soup with seaweed, buckwheat and artichoke

Energy, 316 kJ / 76 kcal
Fat, 5g
- of which: Saturates, 1,9g
Carbohydrates, 3,1g
- of which: Sugars, 2,3g
Proteins, 2,2g
Salt, 0,67g

Ingredients: water, lobster meat (8.3%) (crustacean), cream (milk), white wine (sulphites), extra-virgin olive oil, tomato concentrate, carrots, onions, langoustine extract (sulphites), cognac, modified cassava starch, leeks, salt, potato starch, sugar, yeast extract, natural lobster flavouring (crustacean), garlic, thickener: xanthan gum, spices including curry, flavouring.

Weight: 400g

Origin: France