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La Tourangelle - Toasted Sesame Oil - 16.9 fl. oz.
Regular price $11.00 USDRegular price$14.00 USDSale price $11.00 USDSale -
La Tourangelle - Roasted Hazelnut Oil - 8.45 oz.
Regular price $8.00 USDRegular price$12.00 USDSale price $8.00 USDSale
About La Tourangelle
- Based in
- Woodland, California, and Saumur, France
- Founded
- 1867
- Known for
- roasted nut and seed oils
Small mills along the Loire once roasted and pressed oil from local nuts and seeds, and La Tourangelle, started in 1867 in Bourgueil, is one of a handful still working. The Kohlmeyer family acquired a small French mill in the early 1990s. In 2002 Matthieu Kohlmeyer reinvented the brand and moved to Northern California, and he now runs the company as founder and CEO.
The method has stayed close to the old one. Where the oil calls for it, nuts and seeds are hand-roasted in cast iron kettles, then pressed in a hydraulic press and lightly filtered. Production runs in Saumur and in Woodland, California.
La Tourangelle pitches its roasted nut oils for salad dressings, baking and drizzling over finished dishes. Other oils in the range are rated on the company's site for medium-high to high heat, for sautéing and searing.
La Tourangelle questions
What is a roasted nut oil?
It is oil pressed from nuts or seeds that were roasted first, which gives it a toasted, nutty flavor. Small mills along the Loire once worked this way, and La Tourangelle still does: where the oil calls for it, nuts and seeds are roasted in cast iron kettles, squeezed in a hydraulic press, which presses with fluid pressure, and lightly filtered.
How does La Tourangelle suggest using its oils?
The company rates many of its oils by heat level on its website, from low for oils such as toasted pumpkin seed to high for searing. It pitches its roasted nut oils mainly for salad dressings, baking and drizzling over finished dishes, where their toasted flavor shows, and some of its avocado oils for sautéing and searing at higher heat.
