Mike D.
Yelp
In this age of social media advertising, one comes across a plethora of posts for a variety of products. As a self proclaimed foodie, I was intrigued by a page I came across belonging to Pascal Besset. Pascal's Instagram page featured beautiful images of European (Mostly French and Italian style) "charcuterie", and "salumi" meat products. Pascal is the founder and head chef at Angel's Salumi and Truffles based in Carlsbad, California. A little leery of Instagram ads, I had to check out the store's website, and called the company to find out about current shipping policies. After going through the company's website and viewing their product line I decided to place an order. A nice feature of the company's site is a prize wheel that you can spin to earn a discount or free shipping. I scored free shipping. I ordered a duck prosciutto breast, Manchego and Rocinante cheese from Spain, a white truffle pork salami, and a duck salami. The duck prosciutto came shrink wrapped and wrapped in butcher's paper. Please see the photos of this beautiful piece of meat. The well seasoned prosciutto has a delicious thin layer of fat and it melts in your mouth. As a frequent traveler to Quebec City (French Canada) and France, I have been eating all kinds of charcuterie for the past twelve years and this product stands out. Next, my wife and I tried the White Truffle Berkshire pork salami. The notes of truffle and wine came out immediately, complementing the seasoned meat. Exquisite! Chef Besset obviously loves his craft and the product reflects that. All meats are steroid free, antibiotic free, and hormone free. He answered the phone when I called his company and his sales and marketing director Steffi personally helped me set up my account and attend to my order as well. Later, she followed up on my order by email. This business was a pleasure doing business with and I look forward to my next order. The company sells a line of European cheeses, truffle salumi including duck and wild boar, truffles, truffle butters, truffle oils, and truffle salts as well. Enjoy!