Foie gras products, truffle products, etc.

[The Gourmet Pig]

Does anyone know where I can buy canned foie gras and truffle products. Since they are easily found in France, I figured someone would have taken the initiative to import them. Preferably San Francisco, but any info about these products (like blocs of foie or truffle juice).

[jsaimd]

I've seen black truffles at Andronico's and Sur La Table.

[teejaymoore]

Foie Gras - Bouchon Bakery (good excuse to go to Yountville). Fatted Calf has it also but not as good as Bouchon's.

[SteveG]

Since this thread resurfaced, once in a while I see "Fungus Amongus" black truffle butter in a jar at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco. It's pretty tasty, great as a finishing addition to a meat sauce. Next time I'm there, I'll ask what the typical supply is or when they carry it.

[Robert Lauriston]

Preserved black truffle products are tough to find:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/412896
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/379016#2751399

In addition to the places SteveG notes, I have found them at Draeger's.

Marcel & Henri makes some pâtés with black truffles. I'm not sure if those among the two or three they carry at Trader Joe's.

http://www.marcelethenri.com/complete...

D'Artagnan also makes some. I've seen their stuff at Andronico's.

[foodgeek_ca]

Draeger's also sells canned foie gras, and sometimes you can get a lobe of foie gras in the butcher department.

[Esiole]

Definitely at The Gourmet Corner. Enjoy!

[SteveG]

If you're looking specifically for canned foie gras and jarred truffle products, I think the Gourmet Corner, an outgrowth of the Le Village French products importer, should have it. They definitely used to have it at their warehouse sales...give them a call.

If you want to prepare fresh foie gras for yourself, try Fatted Calf (probably pre-prepared terrines ready to eat), Polarica (raw, grades A and B available, only whole lobes, cheapest fresh Foie prices, linked in other post) and Golden Gate Meats (more expensive than Polarica, probably the same source, will often cut a lobe in half to sell to you since they have enough retail turnover).

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Golden Gate Meat
Ferry Slip, San Francisco, CA 94111

The Gourmet Corner
873 N San Mateo Drive, San Mateo, CA 94401

[Missmoo]

We just had some foie gras for New Year's that we bought at Fatted Calf, it was delicious!

[Paul H]

Truffle juice can be had at Le Santuaire. The best place to buy raw whole foie gras is Polarica.

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Le Sanctuaire
315 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Polarica
105 Quint St, San Francisco, CA

[anyhow]

Check new post on "General Chowhounding Topics" Board for a mail-order source. If you find local sources, please post for our benefit.

Thanks