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When a Villeneuvois or even a resident of the territory wants good charcuterie, he knows the address: in front of the Fontanelles a real institution for gourmets “au Petit Pochon”, recognized by the prestigious Gault & Millau guide.
Throughout the morning, Eric Jayant's charcuterie is full of full. Eric is in the laboratory, preparing his cold meats and checking in his smokinger the advance of his duck breasts. But it is always available if a customer wishes to have advice, a detail, or simply say hello.
“The Gault & Millau had contacted me last year to tell me that I was going to be present in their regional edition of 2024. From what I know, it was the customers who offered me to be Present on their regional edition.
The Gault & Millau edition sits prominently on the Charcuterie counter. But wash from the present customers, “we don't need it, we know that everything is good here. But that makes us happy that it is thus recognized”. Installed against the Fontanellles since 2013, it was in 2005 that he opened his first shop. “And I am the only pure pork butcher in Villeneuvois”.
“98 % of the products I sell are homemade”
And delicatessen is a real passion for Eric Jayant. “I love what I do, whether it is the charcuterie or the catering part. Working the products …, I think I will never stop. 98 % of the products I market are made and transformed here in my laboratory .
-A daily job that allows him to display the label “Artisans Gourmands d'Aquitaine”. After a pushed audit, the Gourmet Artisans brand is awarded for two years, by the Chamber of Trades and Crafts and the professional organizations of New Aquitaine. This brand makes it possible to recognize those who have taken the voluntary approach to offer excellence: craftsmen of the trades of trades such as butchers, bakers, glaciers, pork butchers, chocolate makers, pastry chefs, restaurateurs … who defend homemade, Proximity, innovation, transmission of know-how and conviviality …
“Being in the guide, being able to affix this label, and having the confidence of customers is a real recognition of Mont Labor. And that is the most beautiful of the awards”.
