OUR QUALITY CHARTER

Our commitments as a Luxury Gourmet Food Brand for exceptional foie gras.

When you select a Comtesse du Barry foie gras or another speciality, you become part of a family history renowned for its know-how since 1908. Year after year, Comtesse du Barry and its livestock breeders apply very high standards. This is your guarantee for an unfailingly exceptional food experience, from our famous foie gras and other more creative first courses, to traditional main courses and other gourmet recipes worthy of the most discerning connoisseur.

Origin and sourcing Quality Tradition Rewards

Comtesse du Barry uses Label Rouge Sud-Ouest farmer's geese and ducks for its foie gras. These farms and livestock are regularly inspected by an independent organisation.

Comtesse du Barry has the 'Excellence Gers' status for products manufactured with Label Rouge (Gers) farm-raised geese and IGP duck 'à la foie gras du Sud-Ouest Gers', both official marks guaranteeing quality and source.

Comtesse du Barry complies with Environmental and Hospitality criteria.

Certified characteristics:

- ducks raised in the South West region of France  

- corn-fed ducks

Quality

Taste tests are practiced in Comtesse du Barry laboratory and kitchens.

Every raw material that comes to Gimont (Gers) is controlled by hand.   

Know-how and experience are the only guides.

To preserve their flavor, the Comtesse du Barry fatty livers are cooked using recipes handed down from generation to generation, with no added preservatives.

Tastings are held daily in our kitchens .

 More than 100 years of tradition

Geese and ducks are raised in the Gers tradition .

Geese are descended from authentic strains Masseube or Gimont and only the white corn is used for fattening. This gives them the subtle taste foie gras, the color and texture like no other. As for ducks, they are fed whole grain yellow corn as before.

This explains the unique and frank taste of foie gras appreciated by amateurs. 

Comtesse du Barry fabrications are ISO 9001 certified. For us this certification means recognition of our requirement.

Comtesse du Barry follows the charter of quality and customer respect FEVAD.

The latest awards

 2011, a gold medal for the whole duck foie gras  280g, silver medals for the whole duck foie gras   200g and 380g , and that bronze medals for the whole duck foie gras from South West mi-cuit 85g and 180 g.

2010, Comtesse du Barry rewarded Concours Général Agricole in Paris with two silver medals for the whole duck foie gras    mi-cuit  200g and 350g , 1 bronze medal for the whole duck foie gras   180g.

2008, two new medals at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris. Silver medal for the whole duck foie gras mi-cuit in a jar and a bronze medal for traditional goose rillettes.