It is this product that nine international chefs will have to cook in the final of the ArsNova Prize (formerly the “Taittinger Prize”) on 4 February 2025: the female duckling, or canette.
To mark the occasion, we met with Valéry Miéral, the 4th generation of the Bresse family firm, MIERAL, which selects the very best poultry from poultry farmers for the greatest restaurant tables. Valéry Miéral is also this year’s supplier of the female ducklings for the ArsNova prize. In this video, you will find out about the work of one of his partner farmers and the connection that unites Michelin-starred chef, Emmanuel Renaut, Chairman of the jury for the ArsNova Prize, and the firm renowned for its focus on tradition and excellence.
We also met up with Éric Birlouez, an agronomist specialised in the sociology of food, who tells us about the place held by the duck in French gastronomy down the generations.
