Rillettes

Rillettes

Rillettes du Mans
Type	Spread
Place of origin	France
Main ingredients	Meat (pork, goose, duck, chicken, game birds, rabbit), salt, fat

Rillettes (/riː.ˈɛt/ or /riː.ˈɛts/; French [ʁiˈjɛt]) are a preparation of meat similar to pâté. Commonly made from pork, the meat is cubed or chopped, salted heavily and cooked slowly in fat until it is tender enough to be easily shredded, and then cooled with enough of the fat to form a paste. They are normally used as spread on bread or toast and served at room temperature.