Etoile noire de Russie jam

A totally atypical jam with its deep dark color and thick, velvety consistency.

The Les Jardins de Marie team removed the alcohol from a black vodka (a white vodka flavored with red, blue and black forest berries), then married it with wild blackberries to make, through slow cooking, a rich jam with a Russian accent.

To be enjoyed as a snack, on a blini or a thin slice of rye bread, lightly covered with butter or cream, to accompany a bite of sturgeon, smoked herring or mackerel, game, or cheese. With a small glass of vodka, of course. Zdarovié! (cheers!)