Yellow

Yellow, the color of the sun and of light

Yellow is warm, lively, and awakens the appetite. In our world of color Yellow, you will find lemony delicacies, yellow sardine tins, olive oil with lemon, lemonade, and sweet tartufi in radiant yellow. A category that brightens up the day.

Yellow is the color of the sun, light, and honey. It stands for warmth and vitality, has a cheering effect, awakens the appetite, and increases concentration. When you open our Yellow category, you are opening the windows and letting a summer day into your pantry. Here, over a dozen lemony specialties from five countries are gathered.

Yellow, the color of appetite

Yellow is the color of the morning: the sun above the horizon, the yolk of a fried egg, the lemon on the rim of a plate. It is no coincidence that cafes and bakeries like to have yellow in their rooms – the color immediately triggers an image in the mind of a bakery smelling of butter and bread.

Color psychologists say that yellow makes you alert, cheerful, and communicative. In the kitchen, it is the color that makes your mouth water – just think of a ripe peach, butter, saffron, turmeric, or a slice of lemon in a glass of water. Yellow is warm, succulent, and inviting.

The ancient Chinese already wore yellow as an imperial color; only the emperor was allowed to wear yellow silk. And in European painting, Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" (1888) is considered the pinnacle of yellow joy. For us, yellow is the go-to for a summer feeling, even if it is November outside.

Over a dozen yellow delicacies from five countries

In our yellow world, lemony specialties from France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Portugal come together.

From Brittany, the sardines in oil with lemon from la belle-iloise and the La Quiberonnaise sardines in oil with lemon, and also from Brittany, the churned butter with lemon from Jean-Yves Bordier. From the Marche region in Italy, the Fettuccine al Limone from Filotea and an Aceto Balsamico from Modena.

From Spain, the olive oil with lemon from Azada, pressed in Baix Ebre with fresh lemons together with the olives, cold-pressed in a single process. From France, the lemonade from La Mortuacienne, bottled since 1925 in the old flip-top bottles. From Austria, sweet delicacies from Stekovics, and from the Swabian Jura, non-alcoholic Prisecci from Jörg Geiger. In total, there are 14 yellow items here.

From tart to zesty, which yellow for which moment?

Not every yellow tastes the same. There is sweet honey yellow, tart lemon yellow, earthy saffron yellow, and warm buttery yellow. Four color nuances for four times of day.

For breakfast, Kerstin likes yellow fruit spreads from Alpe Pragas: apricot, lemon on a slice of white bread. For an aperitif, a glass of Drappier Carte d'Or Champagne, straw-yellow in the glass, with fine fruit. For a salad, the Sicilian Lemon Balsamic from Greenomic. It goes wonderfully with grilled vegetables, fish, and light meat.

For the quiet hour in the afternoon? A glass of water with a slice of lemon, a cup of black tea, and a slice of bread with butter and salt. Nothing more is needed to pause the day for a moment.

For the summer evening, on the other hand: lemon lemonade in a tall glass pitcher, a few mint leaves, ice cubes, and a splash of gin. Reliably light, reliably beautiful.

Four manufacturers with sunny craftsmanship

Yellow is the color of the south, and many of our yellow products come from regions where the sun shines longer than it does here. Four manufacturers define our yellow selection.

Jean-Yves Bordier, the Maître Bordier from Saint-Malo, still kneads his butter by hand in old wooden molds; the Maison Bordier has existed since 1927. "When my butter cries, it sings," as Jean-Yves likes to say—a phrase that sticks with you. His churned butter with lemon is a standard on good breakfast tables all over Brittany.

At Filotea in Camerano in the Marche, the Antonelli family has been working with bronze dies since 1972, over 50 years in the fourth generation. This makes the pasta rougher and better at absorbing sauce, and their Fettuccine al Limone is refined with real lemon zest, not flavorings. "Only good durum wheat pasta maintains its structure," emphasizes Gabriele Antonelli.

The Azada oil mill in the Spanish Baix Ebre has been pressing its lemon and orange oils in the same pressing process since 1999: olives and citrus fruits are cold-pressed together, never subsequently added with flavorings. That is the only clean way, explains José Castillejo, the oil miller. And in the Franche-Comté, the Richard family has been bottling La Mortuacienne lemonades for three generations in the flip-top bottles your grandmother would have known. Founded in 1925, today owned by the descendant Marc, who uses the same glass bottles as 100 years ago.

Yellow with fish, bread, and aperitifs

Yellow delicacies bring summer to the plate, even in winter. Three small scenes that can be recreated in every kitchen.

For Sunday brunch, we spread the Bordier lemon butter on warm baguette, topped with a few flakes of sea salt. For lunch, a plate of Fettuccine al Limone, only with butter, Parmesan, and a splash of Azada olive oil with lemon. For the evening, a glass of Champagne, accompanied by two sardines with lemon on bread, with some arugula.

Our tip for warm days: La Mortuacienne lemonade in a glass with a slice of fresh lime, a few mint leaves, and ice. That's summer. And if you want it to be festive: a glass of Champagne, a slice of Bordier butter with sea salt, and a dash of Aceto Balsamico on Parmesan shards—straw-colored, fruity, sparkling.

Yellow goes well with a cheese board anyway, whether it's aged Comté or fresh goat cheese. A squeeze of lemon, a spoonful of honey, a piece of bread. Simply delicious.

Sunny yellow gifts for gray days

A box in yellow is a little sun to give as a gift. For people who are rarely spoiled. For friends after a long week. For birthdays in November or February.

We would be happy to put together a yellow selection for you: a lemon lemonade, a Bordier butter with lemon, a Sicilian Lemon Balsamic, and a Fettuccine al Limone. Add a Tiroler-Reine soap for the guest basin. Five objects, five stories, one box.

Our tip for relatives far away: send a small summer package with olive oil, lemonade, and pasta—it weighs little, lasts a long time, and brings a smile. Take a look at our color worlds—yellow is the door to the sun, and nine other color worlds are waiting next to it. Make your day beautiful.