Where to buy magret de canard/ moulard duck breast in DC/ NoVA?

[eatingoutdc]

Any suggestions in DC, Arlington, Alexandria, or Fairfax County? When I do see duck it tends to be muscovy. I want a full moulard duck breast for a recipe.

Thanks :-)

[kristen3]

I've seen it at Balducci's in Bethesda... I'd call first to check

[eatingoutdc]

Just in case anybody cares, Wegmans in Fairfax had a ridiculous amount of D'artagnan magret, like more than I've ever seen before. The woman there said they tend to sell out quickly around the holidays and the last time I was there was probably in November/December, which explains why there wasn't any at all.

[drewpbalzac]

True magret is hit or miss as a stocked item and I second those who suggest ordering it.
I would try Market Poultry at Eastern Market. They've rocked on any special order I have ever had, give them a call - 202-543-7470.

http://www.easternmarket-dc.org/defau...

Wegmans has carried it but it is not an everyday item – it comes and goes, like their stock of foie gras.

D’Artagnan does do home delivery though and since it is 99% likely that you are going to get D’Artagnan anyway if you special order it you might just want to go to the source.

[eatingoutdc]

Thanks, I'll have to call or stop by Market Poultry.

[moosy]

Whole Foods (on P at least) carries ducks most of the time. Boning out the duck breast is easy and you can comfit the legs....

[agarnett100]

I would try Wegmans, Eastern Market or Dean&Deluca - it may just be easier to order it direct

http://www.dartagnan.com/51335/731860...

[eatingoutdc]

Thanks, I'll go to Eastern Market and look. For whatever reason I almost never go there. The last time I went to Wegman's they just had pre-seasoned duck breast, but I think I've seen regular duck there before. They do carry some D'artagnan stuff (don't know about the duck) so it might be worth a trip to Wegman's the next time I need to go that way to visit H-Mart. Dean and Deluca had duck breast but I think it was muscovy.

I considered ordering from D'artagnan directly but shipping is pretty ridiculous since it obviously has to be overnight. So I'd need to order a lot more stuff or see if I can pool some friends together for a bigger order.

[Manassas64]

You can also call Wegmans and ask them to order it for you. I have ordered all kinds of stuff from their meat department. A lot of times they just don't carry it in a particular store as there isn't interest. But many times, since I'm from NY, they do carry these things in their NY store and can get it to VA for me.

[eatingoutdc]

Cool. I can try that too. I'm closer to Eastern Market on weekdays, so I think I'll see the poultry place there first. If that's a bust, I'll try calling Wegman's.