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Our season runs from May to September, when the sardines are at their finest and have the highest fat content.
They are caught exclusively in protected waters off the coast of Brittany.
Our sardines come exclusively from the Bay of Concarneau, the waters around the Glénan archipelago and Cape Trévignon.
Local fishermen use the traditional purse-seine fishing method known as bolinche. We work exclusively with nine fishing families from Concarneau.
Our cannery is located in Concarneau, known as the “sardine capital”. Every August, the town hosts the renowned Fête des Filets Bleus – the Festival of the Blue Nets.
We guarantee that sardines caught in the morning are packed into tins that very same day. They are never frozen – we use only fresh fish.
Every sardine is cleaned by hand and carefully arranged in the tin.
Before being packed, the sardines are fried for 30 seconds to seal the surface and preserve the firmness of the flesh.
We use only first-class ingredients, including olive oil, salt and lemons sourced from carefully selected farms.
The quality of our product will always be more important than its cost. We never compromise.
RÖDEL’S SARDINES
The Secret of Perfection
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Sustainably Caught, Locally Made
Our sardines are landed in the finest three months of the season — Millésime in just 14 days. Caught off Brittany’s protected coast by local fishermen using the traditional seine, ensuring quality, sustainability, and respect for the sea
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Crafted by Hand, Perfected by Time
Landed at dawn, inspected one by one, cleaned with a knife, and packed by hand — Four to five sardines, side by side, topped with olive oil or a refined marinade. Time does the rest, deepening flavours and softening textures into perfect harmony.
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The Art of Flavour
We use only the finest fish — large, naturally rich in flavour and Omega-3. Paired with organic olive oil and the best ingredients from organic farms, seasoned with Brittany sea salt, and refined through generations. Never rushed, never imitated. That is what makes our sardines exceptional.
Not all sardines
are equal.
they are ONE & ONLY
Original Sardine Pilchard
A small fishing boat sets out each morning to a carefully selected location, returns the very same day, and the fish are processed while still fresh.
Rödel indicates on each lid when, by whom, and where the fish were caught.
(from the book)………………….Furthermore, access to the cannery is almost as restricted as admission to Eton: 100 % of the candidates must be Breton, that is to say wild, right size and optimal fat.
Concerning morality, the Rödel Recipes and Instructions Book is unequivocal: “Frozen and deep-frozen sardines, whatever their apparent quality and presentation, will be systematically turned away. This rule tolerates no exception.” Only sardines freshly recruited during the five months of the fishing season will be allowed to pass the cannery barrier.
Endowed with such a pedigree, the Rödel sardine becomes the indispensable companion of chosen moments.
