Poulet Jaune de Vendée

A corn-fed French chicken from the Vendée region — golden-skinned, well proportioned, and comfortably the best everyday roasting bird you can buy. The Poulet Jaune de Vendée is raised to the Black Prestige standard: a slow-growth programme with a 100% vegetarian diet built primarily around locally grown corn, supplemented with vitamins and minerals. No hormones, no antibiotics. The corn-rich feed is what produces the distinctive golden-yellow skin and fat — this is not cosmetic; it is a direct indicator of diet quality and time spent growing.

This is the chicken FINE & WILD recommends for anyone who wants to upgrade from standard poultry without committing to the higher end of the range. It sits below the Poulet Landes Arnaud Tauzin and the Cour d'Armoise in terms of intensity and complexity of flavour, but it delivers a clean, well-developed taste, reliable tenderness, and a skin that roasts to a deep, crisp gold. The Classe A certification guarantees flawless presentation — no tears, no bruises — and an optimal fat-to-meat ratio. For a regular Sunday roast or a midweek whole bird, this is a significant step up from anything available in standard retail.

The Vendée is one of France's established poultry regions, with a tradition of corn-fed production that goes back generations. The birds are produced by a cooperative in the Vendée, prepared in-house by FINE & WILD on the day they arrive from France, trussed using traditional techniques, and blast frozen to −30°C. They arrive oven-ready with no giblets.

Producer: Vendée cooperative, France

Ingredients: Whole chicken (corn-fed)

Storage: Store frozen. Defrost in the refrigerator for 24–36 hours before cooking. Once defrosted, use within 2 days. Do not refreeze.