Le Ketch'up Gourmand 270g MARC PEYREY

Le Ketch'up Gourmand is the ketchup made by Marc Peyrey, a family business based in Maurens, in the Dordogne, that has specialised in semi-dried fruit and vegetables since 1988. The base is not tomato paste: it is the house's own dried and candied Tomato Petals, cooked in its Périgord workshop. The sauce is sweetened with grape juice and apple sugar, with no added refined sugar, no colouring and no preservatives. It is pasteurised and sold in a 270 g glass bottle.

Tomato comes first on the palate, with the sharpness of white wine vinegar and the aniseed spice note the maker describes. The texture is more rustic than a mass-market ketchup: you can see pieces of tomato through the glass. It goes with homemade fries, a burger, grilled meat or crunchy raw vegetables with drinks. Marc Peyrey also suggests it to lift a marinade or cold meats; a spoonful stirred into a roast gravy adds depth without taking over the dish.

Keep the unopened bottle at room temperature until the date printed under the cap. Once opened, store it in the fridge and use it within 3 to 4 weeks. You will also find it on the shelves of our shop, 58 rue Tiquetonne, Paris.