When it comes to jam, we can't start with Christine Ferber, the queen of jam.
 
Born into a family of pastries, Christine Ferber is one of the most prestigious pastry chefs in Paris, having worked in Michelin-starred restaurants before returning to the Alsace countryside to found the world-famous jam brand of the same name. His jam book Lecons de confitures (Chinese translation of "The Classic Jam Lesson of the Jam Queen") is also known as the book of jam legends.
 
至今，Christine Ferbermarmalade已经成为巴黎老佛爷百货、克里雍大饭店以及纽约DEAN & DELUCA、东京伊势丹百货等高级消费场所必备的招牌商品，得到世界名厨Alain Ducasse及Pierre Herme的指定配用，是世界第一的marmalade品牌。
 
All of Christine Ferber's jams are produced in small quantities and by hand, and it is difficult to say that handmade has any special advantages over industrial production, but it also shows that it is not oriented to the mass market and will have a higher level of product definition. Its jam raw materials are simple, the fruit is sufficient, relying on the pectin and sugar of the fruit itself to determine the flavor of the jam, no need to add pigments and flavors to improve the color and flavor, the color of the sauce after fine boiling is natural, the texture is crystal thick, full and plump.
 
The pulp content of Christine Ferber jam is always above 68%, which is much higher than the pulp content of most ordinary jams on the market of about 35%, and the sauce contains large pulp particles, which can be chewed in the mouth. Generally speaking, the fruit is made with sufficient materials, and the rich pectin is more conducive to gel, the sauce is more abundant, and the fruit flavor is more intense, sweet and sour naturally. However, jams with low pulp content often need to be improved due to insufficient pectin content and limited gelling ability, and the consistency is thinner or gelatinous, and the taste is slightly reduced.
 
Christine Ferber jam has a wide variety of fruits, with more than 50 flavours on sale, excluding some jam flavours made from seasonal fruits. The French people's pursuit of jam is far from being satisfied with the traditional single fruit taste, so they often create new flavors through various combinations, including tea, flowers, spices, wine and even chocolate and other elements, creating a lot of unexpected fresh combinations, which is also the characteristic of British and French jams.
 
Among the many flavors of Christine Ferber jam, citrus dark chocolate is one of the representative flavors, the freshness of citrus and the richness of dark chocolate, the entrance is slightly bitter, and then there is a sweet aftertaste, bitter and sweet intertwined and rich and pure, and the taste is more mellow. Fresh flavors such as mint strawberry flavor are also excellent, using the freshness of mint to neutralize the sweetness of strawberries, sweet and moist, compared with simple strawberry jam sweetness is more natural, there will be no greasy throat feeling. Among the other flavors, whether it is the Blood Orange Vanilla Flavor, which perfectly balances the slight bitterness of blood orange with the sweetness of vanilla, or the Rose Cherry Flavor, which blends the fragrance of rose with the acidity of the cherry, they are all worth savoring.
 
In addition to spreading bread and pairing with desserts such as ice cream, Christine Ferber's jam can also be used to brew fruit teas and black teas. The heat of the tea makes the flavor of the jam better integrated into the aroma of the tea, which is a perfect match for afternoon tea. The jam is also unique on the packaging, with the iconic white polka dot hat and small ribbon on the bottle, which is delicate and special among the jams.
 
Christine Ferber jam is not officially sold and represented in China, and it can be purchased online through the agency website edelices, and the price of an agent is about 8.9 or 9.9 euros (about 80 yuan) for a bottle. Some of them are also sold in PEKOE stores in Taiwan and its online website, and the price of a single bottle online is 490 or 520 New Taiwan dollars (about 110 yuan), but the variety is not complete, and you can also stop by when traveling to Taiwan.
 
In ancient Rome, fruits and flowers were soaked in honey, which was actually the earliest form of jam. With the introduction of sugar from the Middle East to Europe, jam was popular among the European court nobility in the 14th century, and it was only during the world wars of the 20th century that jam began the industrial age as a way to store fruit. As a jam developed from candied fruits, its sugar content is generally high, generally reaching more than 50%, which can play a preservative role, and Christine Ferber jam has a sugar content of about 55%. Traditional jams often contain more than 60% sugar, so too sweet and greasy is also a common problem, and consumers should also control their intake.