{"id":27751496,"date":"2026-05-06T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.confiserie-lilamand.com\/lilamand-emission-france-5-ananas-le-roi-des-fruits.html"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:50:55","slug":"lilamand-emission-france-5-ananas-le-roi-des-fruits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.confiserie-lilamand.com\/en\/lilamand-emission-france-5-ananas-le-roi-des-fruits.html","title":{"rendered":"Lilamand \u2013 France 5 programme: Pineapple, the king of fruits"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A lovely chat with Pierre-Louis Tourneur<\/a><\/strong>, also known as Le Gourmeur.
He speaks fondly of Confiserie Lilamand in his radio reviews on RTL.<\/p>\n

Listen to him, in \u00ab Le Plat du Jour \u00bb :<\/p>\n

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And below, on “RTL Matin” from 1:42:40<\/p>\n

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The Pineapple, king of fruits, on France 5 in \u201cLe Doc du Dimanche\u201d<\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”17px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_line_height=”1.6em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]For its documentary on the pineapple, France 5\u2019s \u201cLe Doc du Dimanche\u201d program chose to highlight one of Confiserie Lilamand\u2019s most spectacular creations: the whole candied Victoria pineapple, complete with its crown. An exceptional piece of which the House produces only 600 per year.
The report follows the journey of these Victoria pineapples, imported from the island of R\u00e9union and selected at perfect ripeness. Pierre Lilamand explains this fundamental requirement on camera: a fruit that is too ripe will turn into jam, while a fruit that is too green will offer only a bland, sugary taste. It is the transparency and luminosity of the flesh that reveal the ideal moment.
The documentary then reveals each stage of a process that spans several months: blanching in boiling water, followed by seven to eight successive syrup baths; a preservation technique inherited from Nostradamus, who described the principle as early as 1555. The fruits are then transferred to the fruit room, a space Pierre compares to Ali Baba\u2019s cave, where the pineapples mature for two months before the final souffl\u00e9-style baking at 137 degrees.
Anne, Pierre\u2019s sister, oversees the result with the precision of a master craftsman: for these collector\u2019s items sold in the finest gourmet shops, aesthetics matter just as much as taste. The report also highlights a striking reality: there are only four artisanal confectioneries still in operation in France. Maison Lilamand is one of them, guardian of a rare and precious confectionery heritage.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”72px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_line_height=”1.6em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n

Buy our syrups<\/h3>\n

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Buy our spreads<\/h3>\n

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The Magazine<\/h3>\n

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