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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. *Find sources:* ["Rillettes"](https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Rillettes%22) – [news](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Rillettes%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) **·** [newspapers](https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Rillettes%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) **·** [books](https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Rillettes%22+-wikipedia) **·** [scholar](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Rillettes%22) **·** [JSTOR](https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Rillettes%22&acc=on&wc=on) *(January 2017)* *([Learn how and when to remove this message](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal "Help:Maintenance template removal"))* | | | | |---|---| | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rillettes.jpg)Rillettes du [Mans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans "Le Mans") | | | Type | [Spread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_\(food\) "Spread (food)") | | Place of origin | [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") | | Main ingredients | Meat ([pork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork "Pork"), [goose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_as_food "Goose as food"), [duck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_as_food "Duck as food"), [chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_as_food "Chicken as food"), [game birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_bird "Game bird"), [rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_meat "Rabbit meat")), [salt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_salt "Edible salt"), [fat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat "Fat") | | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg) [Media: Rillettes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rillettes "commons:Category:Rillettes") | | **Rillettes** ([/rɪˈlɛts, riˈjɛt/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English "Help:IPA/English"), also [UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English "British English"): [/ˈriːjɛt/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English "Help:IPA/English"), French: [\[ʁijɛt\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French "Help:IPA/French")) is a preservation method similar to [confit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confit "Confit") in which meat is seasoned, submerged in fat, and cooked slowly over the course of four to ten hours.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_note-1) The meat is shredded and packed into sterile containers covered in fat. Rillettes is traditionally made with [goose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_as_food "Goose as food") or [duck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_as_food "Duck as food"), and are commercially most commonly made with pork, but also made with other meats such as [chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_as_food "Chicken as food"), [game birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_bird "Game bird"), [rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_meat "Rabbit meat") and sometimes with [fish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_as_food "Fish as food") such as [anchovies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovies_as_food "Anchovies as food"), [tuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna_as_food "Tuna as food"), [pike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esox "Esox") or [salmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_as_food "Salmon as food"). Rillettes are typically served at room temperature spread thickly on toasted bread. [Sarthe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarthe "Sarthe") ([Le Mans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans "Le Mans")), [Tours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tours "Tours"), and [Anjou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Anjou "Duchy of Anjou"), all in central France, are notable sources of rillettes. [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Serving_of_rillettes.jpg) A traditional serving of rillettes Le Mans with a baguette and dark chocolate. The term *rillette* can refer to the final product and its appearance when spread on sliced bread. Rillettes were traditionally made with fatty [pork belly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_belly "Pork belly") or pork shoulder. The meat was cubed, salted and cured, cooked slowly over low heat until very tender, then raked into small shreds and blended with the warm cooking fat to form a rustic paste. Rillettes could be stored in crocks for several months. In [Anjou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Anjou "Duchy of Anjou"), rillaud was a speciality, plated in the shape of a pyramid and topped with the pig's tail; the rillettes were proudly displayed to the guest of honor. In time the rillette cooking style was applied to game birds, wild rabbit, and fish. Eventually several preparations for seafood rillettes were developed including an anchovy, tuna, and salmon version. Though the fish is not typically cooked in the fat, it is blended with fat to form the characteristic paste-spread. The soft, smooth texture is a deciding factor in determining a good rillette dish. Like [cassoulet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassoulet "Cassoulet") or [fondue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondue "Fondue"), this French dish has its many regional definitions. In general most rillettes are served at room temperature, as a spread with [toast points](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_points "Toast points"), much like a pâté. Pork rillettes from the northwestern regions of Tours and Anjou are famous for the rich texture and bronze color achieved during the cooking process. [Rabelais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabelais "Rabelais") called rillettes "brown pig jam" (*brune confiture de cochon*).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_note-2) Rillettes from the adjacent *[département](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_France "Departments of France")* of [Sarthe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarthe "Sarthe") are distinguished by a more rustic texture, complete with larger pieces of pork and less color. In Quebec, [cretons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretons "Cretons") are similar to rillettes. ## Etymology \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rillettes&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Etymology")\] The French word *rillettes* is first evidenced in 1845. It derives from the [Old French](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French "Old French") *rille*, meaning a slice of pork, which is first attested in 1480. This is a dialect variation of the Old French *reille*, meaning a lath or strip of wood, from the [Latin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin "Latin") *regula*.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_note-3) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rillettes&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: See also")\] - [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Foodlogo2.svg)[Food portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Food "Portal:Food") - [List of cooking techniques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cooking_techniques "List of cooking techniques") - [List of spreads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spreads "List of spreads") - [Pemmican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican "Pemmican") ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rillettes&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: References")\] 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_ref-1)** ["Les rillettes"](https://www.leporc.com/les-rillettes.html). *leporc.com* (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-08. 2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_ref-2)** [Honoré de Balzac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac "Honoré de Balzac") also called *rillettes* "brown jam": Honoré de Balzac, *Le Lys dans la Vallée* \[The lily of the valley\] (Paris, France: Charpentier, 1839), p. 7. [From pages 6 & 7](https://archive.org/stream/lelysdanslavall01balzgoog#page/n21/mode/2up/): > *Les célèbres rillettes et rillons de Tours formaient l'élément principal du repas que nous faisions au milieu de la journée, entre le déjeuner du matin et le diner de la maison dont l'heure coïncidait avec notre rentrée. Cette préparation, si prisée par quelques gourmands, parait rarement à Tours sur les tables aristocratiques; si j'en entendis parler avant d'être mis en pension, je n'avais jamais eu le bonheur de voir étendre pour moi cette brune confiture sur un tartine de pain* > > The celebrated *rillettes* and *rillons* of Tours formed the main part of the meal that we had in the middle of the day, between breakfast and dinner at home, the hour of which coincided with our return. This preparation, so prized by some gourmets, appears rarely in Tours on aristocratic tables; if I heard of it before being sent to boarding school, I'd never had the good fortune to see this brown jam spread for me on a slice of bread — Honoré de Balzac 3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_ref-3)** [Editions Larousse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editions_Larousse "Editions Larousse"), *Nouveau Dictionnaire Etymologique et Historique* (1971), p. 651. | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Food_preservation "Template:Food preservation") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Food_preservation "Template talk:Food preservation") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Food_preservation "Special:EditPage/Template:Food preservation")[Food preservation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_preservation "Food preservation") | |---| | [Biopreservation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopreservation "Biopreservation") [Burying in 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[Snails](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snails_as_food "Snails as food") [Frog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_legs "Frog legs") [Guinea pig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig "Guinea pig") [Horse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat "Horse meat") [Lamb and mutton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_and_mutton "Lamb and mutton") [Llama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama "Llama") [Pork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork "Pork") [Veal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veal "Veal") [Yak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak "Yak") [Żubroń](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubro%C5%84 "Żubroń") | | | [Game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_\(hunting\) "Game (hunting)") | [Alligator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_meat "Alligator meat") [Bat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food "Bat as food") [Bear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_hunting "Bear hunting") [Bushmeat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushmeat "Bushmeat") [Boar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar "Wild boar") [Crocodile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_meat "Crocodile meat") [Elephant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_meat "Elephant meat") [Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox#As_food "Fox") [Iguana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguana_meat "Iguana meat") [Kangaroo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_meat "Kangaroo meat") [Monkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_meat "Monkey meat") [Mouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse#As_food "Mouse") [Pangolin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin_trade "Pangolin trade") [Rat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_meat "Rat meat") [Hare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare "Hare") [Rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit#As_food_and_clothing "Rabbit") [Snake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake#Consumption "Snake") [Turtle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle "Turtle") [Venison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venison "Venison") [Dog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_meat "Dog meat") [Wolf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_hunting "Wolf hunting") | | | [Fish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_as_food "Fish as food") | [Anchovy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovies_as_food "Anchovies as food") [Basa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basa_\(fish\) "Basa (fish)") [Bass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_\(fish\) "Bass (fish)") [Carp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp#As_food "Carp") [Catfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish "Catfish") [Cod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_as_food "Cod as food") [Crappie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crappie "Crappie") [Eel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel_as_food "Eel as food") [Flounder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flounder "Flounder") [Grouper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper "Grouper") [Haddock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddock "Haddock") [Halibut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halibut "Halibut") [Herring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_as_food "Herring as food") [Kingfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_mackerel "King mackerel") [Mackerel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_as_food "Mackerel as food") [Mahi Mahi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi "Mahi-mahi") [Marlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin "Marlin") [Milkfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkfish "Milkfish") [Orange roughy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_roughy "Orange roughy") [Pacific saury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_saury "Pacific saury") [Perch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perch "Perch") [Pike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esox "Esox") [Pollock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_as_food "Cod as food") [Salmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_as_food "Salmon as food") [Sardine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardines_as_food "Sardines as food") [Shark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_meat "Shark meat") [Sole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_\(fish\) "Sole (fish)") [Swai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescent_shark "Iridescent shark") [Swordfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish "Swordfish") [Tilapia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia "Tilapia") [Trout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout "Trout") [Tuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna_as_food "Tuna as food") [Wahoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo "Wahoo") [Walleye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walleye "Walleye") | | | [Shellfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellfish "Shellfish") and other [seafood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafood "Seafood") | [Abalone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone "Abalone") [Calamari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_as_food "Squid as food") [Chiton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiton "Chiton") [Clam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clam "Clam") [Crab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_meat "Crab meat") [Crayfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish_as_food "Crayfish as food") [Dolphin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin "Dolphin") [Jellyfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_as_food "Jellyfish as food") [Lobster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_as_food "Lobster as food") [Mussel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel "Mussel") [Octopus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_as_food "Octopus as food") [Oyster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster "Oyster") [Scallop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallop "Scallop") [Seal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_meat "Seal meat") [Shrimp/prawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp_and_prawn_as_food "Shrimp and prawn as food") [Sea cucumber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumbers_as_food "Sea cucumbers as food") [Sea squirt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascidiacea#Culinary "Ascidiacea") [Sea urchin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_urchin#As_food "Sea urchin") [Whale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_meat "Whale meat") | | | [Insects](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_as_food "Insects as food") | [Ants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_eggs "Ant eggs") [Black soldier fly maggots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetia_illucens "Hermetia illucens") [Cicada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada "Cicada") [Crickets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_\(insect\) "Cricket (insect)") [Flour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_flour "Cricket flour") [Grasshoppers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper "Grasshopper") ([locust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust "Locust")) [Mealworm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealworm "Mealworm") [Mezcal worm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcal_worm "Mezcal worm") [Mojojoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojojoy "Mojojoy") [Silkworm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori "Bombyx mori") [Mopane worm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonimbrasia_belina "Gonimbrasia belina") [Palm grub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchophorus "Rhynchophorus") | | | Cuts and preparation | [Aged](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_hanging "Meat hanging") [Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon "Bacon") [Barbecued](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue "Barbecue") [Biltong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltong "Biltong") [Braised](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braising "Braising") [Burger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty "Patty") [Charcuterie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcuterie "Charcuterie") [Chop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_chop "Meat chop") [Confit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confit#Meat_confit "Confit") [Corned](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corned_beef "Corned beef") [Cured](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curing_\(food_preservation\) "Curing (food preservation)") [Cutlet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutlet "Cutlet") [Dried](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_meat "Dried meat") [Dum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dum_pukht "Dum pukht") [Fermented](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_meat "Fermented meat") [Fillet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fillet_\(cut\) "Fillet (cut)")/[supreme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_\(cooking\) "Supreme (cooking)") [Forcemeat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forcemeat "Forcemeat") [Cretons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretons "Cretons") [Pâté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A2t%C3%A9 "Pâté") [Fried](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frying "Frying") [Frozen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_food "Frozen food") [Ground](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_meat "Ground meat") [Ham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham "Ham") [Jerky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerky "Jerky") [Kebab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebab "Kebab") [Kidney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_\(food\) "Kidney (food)") [Liver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_\(food\) "Liver (food)") [Luncheon meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_meat "Lunch meat") [Marinated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marination "Marination") [Meatball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatball "Meatball") [Meatloaf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatloaf "Meatloaf") [Offal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offal "Offal") [Pickled](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickling "Pickling") [Pemmican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican "Pemmican") [Poached](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaching_\(cooking\) "Poaching (cooking)") [Potted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potted_meat "Potted meat") [Rillettes]() [Roasted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roasting "Roasting") [Salt-cured](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_\(food\)#Meat "Salting (food)") [Salumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salumi "Salumi") [Sausage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage "Sausage") [Smoked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoked_meat "Smoked meat") [Steak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak "Steak") [Stewed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stew#Types_of_stew "Stew") [Tandoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandoor "Tandoor") [Tartare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare "Steak tartare") | | | List articles | | | | | | | | [Meat dishes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meat_dishes "List of meat dishes") | [Beef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beef_dishes "List of beef dishes") [Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chicken_dishes "List of chicken dishes") [Fish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fish_dishes "List of fish dishes") [Goat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_goat_dishes "List of goat dishes") [Lamb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lamb_dishes "List of lamb dishes") [Pork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pork_dishes "List of pork dishes") [Ham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ham_dishes "List of ham dishes") [Seafood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_seafood_dishes "List of seafood dishes") [Veal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_veal_dishes "List of veal dishes") [Steaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_steak_dishes "List of steak dishes") [Meatball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meatball_dishes "List of meatball dishes") [Smoked foods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoked_foods "List of smoked foods") [Sausage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sausage_dishes "List of sausage dishes") | | | Other | [Countries by meat consumption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_meat_consumption "List of countries by meat consumption") [Countries by meat production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_meat_production "List of countries by meat production") [Food and drink prohibitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_drink_prohibitions "Food and drink prohibitions") [Meat substitutes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meat_substitutes "List of meat substitutes") | | | Ethics and psychology | [Ethics of eating meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_of_eating_meat "Ethics of eating meat") [Carnism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnism "Carnism") [Animal rights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights "Animal rights") [Psychology of eating meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_eating_meat "Psychology of eating meat") [Meat paradox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_eating_meat#Meat_paradox "Psychology of eating meat") | | | Alternatives | [Vegetarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism "Vegetarianism") [Semi-vegetarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexitarianism "Flexitarianism") [Pescetarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pescetarianism "Pescetarianism") [Pollotarianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollotarianism "Pollotarianism") [Plant-based diet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant-based_diet "Plant-based diet") [Meat alternative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_alternative "Meat alternative") [Veganism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism "Veganism") | | | [Meat science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_science "Meat science") | [Beef hormone controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef_hormone_controversy "Beef hormone controversy") [Drip loss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_loss "Drip loss") [Feed conversion ratio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio "Feed conversion ratio") [Preservation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_preservation "Food preservation") [Tenderness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_tenderness "Meat tenderness") [Water holding capacity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_water_holding_capacity "Meat water holding capacity") | | | [Meat industry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_industry "Meat industry") | [Broker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_broker "Meat broker") [Branch house](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_house_\(building\) "Branch house (building)") [Butcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butcher "Butcher") [Cutter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_cutter "Meat cutter") [Environmental impact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impacts_of_animal_agriculture "Environmental impacts of animal agriculture") [Factory farming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensive_animal_farming "Intensive animal farming") [Jobber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_jobber "Meat jobber") [Packing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat-packing_industry "Meat-packing industry") [Slaughter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_slaughter "Animal slaughter") [Slaughterhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse "Slaughterhouse") | | | Related subjects | [Arachnophagy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnophagy "Arachnophagy") [Artificial marbling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_marbling "Artificial marbling") [Cannibalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cannibalism "Human cannibalism") [Case-ready meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case-ready_meat "Case-ready meat") [Meat diaper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_diaper "Meat diaper") [Cultured meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_meat "Cultured meat") [Entomophagy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy_in_humans "Entomophagy in humans") [Mystery meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_meat "Mystery meat") [Offal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offal "Offal") [Non-vegetarian food in India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-vegetarian_food_in_India "Non-vegetarian food in India") [Pink slime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_slime "Pink slime") [Raw meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_meat "Raw meat") [Red meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_meat "Red meat") [Roadkill cuisine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadkill_cuisine "Roadkill cuisine") [Warmed-over flavor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmed-over_flavor "Warmed-over flavor") [White meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_meat "White meat") | | | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Foodlogo2.svg) [Food portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Food "Portal:Food")  [Category: Meat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Meat "Category:Meat") | | | | [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:French_cuisine "Template:French cuisine") 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[Brandade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandade "Brandade") [Boeuf à la mode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeuf_%C3%A0_la_mode "Boeuf à la mode") [Cassoulet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassoulet "Cassoulet") [Cordon bleu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordon_bleu_\(dish\) "Cordon bleu (dish)") [Cholent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholent "Cholent") [Chicken chasseur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_chasseur "Chicken chasseur") [Croque monsieur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croque_monsieur "Croque monsieur") [Duchess potatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_potatoes "Duchess potatoes") [Duck à l'orange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_%C3%A0_l%27orange "Duck à l'orange") [Duck confit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_confit "Duck confit") [Farcidure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farcidure "Farcidure") [Flamiche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamiche "Flamiche") [Fondant potatoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondant_potatoes "Fondant potatoes") [French tacos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_tacos "French tacos") [Hare à la royale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_%C3%A0_la_royale "Hare à la royale") [Jambon-beurre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambon-beurre "Jambon-beurre") [Matelote](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matelote "Matelote") [Meringue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meringue "Meringue") [Moules-frites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moules-frites "Moules-frites") [Nougat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nougat "Nougat") [Onion soup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_soup "Onion soup") [Pâté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A2t%C3%A9 "Pâté") [Patranque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patranque "Patranque") [Peach Melba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach_Melba "Peach Melba") [Pigeon pie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_pie "Pigeon pie") [Pommes dauphine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pommes_dauphine "Pommes dauphine") [Potjevleesch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potjevleesch "Potjevleesch") [Praline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praline_\(nut_confection\) "Praline (nut confection)") [Préfou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9fou "Préfou") [Pressed duck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressed_duck "Pressed duck") [Quenelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenelle "Quenelle") [Ragout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragout "Ragout") [Ratatouille](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratatouille "Ratatouille") [Rillettes]() [Roulade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roulade "Roulade") [Salade cauchoise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salade_cauchoise "Salade cauchoise") [Salade niçoise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salade_ni%C3%A7oise "Salade niçoise") [Steak frites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_frites "Steak frites") [Steak tartare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_tartare "Steak tartare") [Subric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subric "Subric") [Sugar pie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_pie "Sugar pie") [Tarte à l'badrée](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarte_%C3%A0_l%27badr%C3%A9e "Tarte à l'badrée") [Tarte à l'oignon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarte_%C3%A0_l%27oignon "Tarte à l'oignon") [Tarte aux mirabelles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarte_aux_mirabelles "Tarte aux mirabelles") [Tartiflette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartiflette "Tartiflette") [Tourte de blettes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourte_de_blettes "Tourte de blettes") [Tripoux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoux "Tripoux") | | Breads and pastries | [Baguette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguette "Baguette") [Boule](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boule_\(bread\) "Boule (bread)") [Brioche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brioche "Brioche") [Croissant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant "Croissant") [Crackling bread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crackling_bread "Crackling bread") [Faluche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faluche_\(bread\) "Faluche (bread)") [Faraoa 'ipo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraoa_%27ipo "Faraoa 'ipo") [Ficelle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficelle "Ficelle") [Fouée](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fou%C3%A9e "Fouée") [Fougasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fougasse_\(bread\) "Fougasse (bread)") [Lye roll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye_roll "Lye roll") [Pain aux raisins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_aux_raisins "Pain aux raisins") [Pain au chocolat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_au_chocolat "Pain au chocolat") [Pain brié](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_bri%C3%A9 "Pain brié") [Pain d'épices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_d%27%C3%A9pices "Pain d'épices") [Pain de campagne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_de_campagne "Pain de campagne") [Pain de mie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_de_mie "Pain de mie") [Pain petri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_petri "Pain petri") | | Beverages | [Absinthe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe "Absinthe") [Apéritif and digestif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ap%C3%A9ritif_and_digestif "Apéritif and 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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | | | |---|---| | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rillettes.jpg)Rillettes du [Mans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans "Le Mans") | | | Type | [Spread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_\(food\) "Spread (food)") | | Place of origin | [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") | | Main ingredients | Meat ([pork](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork "Pork"), [goose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_as_food "Goose as food"), [duck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_as_food "Duck as food"), [chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_as_food "Chicken as food"), [game birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_bird "Game bird"), [rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_meat "Rabbit meat")), [salt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_salt "Edible salt"), [fat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat "Fat") | | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg) [Media: Rillettes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rillettes "commons:Category:Rillettes") | | **Rillettes** (, also , French: [\[ʁijɛt\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French "Help:IPA/French")) is a preservation method similar to [confit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confit "Confit") in which meat is seasoned, submerged in fat, and cooked slowly over the course of four to ten hours.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_note-1) The meat is shredded and packed into sterile containers covered in fat. Rillettes is traditionally made with [goose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_as_food "Goose as food") or [duck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_as_food "Duck as food"), and are commercially most commonly made with pork, but also made with other meats such as [chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_as_food "Chicken as food"), [game birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_bird "Game bird"), [rabbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_meat "Rabbit meat") and sometimes with [fish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_as_food "Fish as food") such as [anchovies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovies_as_food "Anchovies as food"), [tuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna_as_food "Tuna as food"), [pike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esox "Esox") or [salmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_as_food "Salmon as food"). Rillettes are typically served at room temperature spread thickly on toasted bread. [Sarthe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarthe "Sarthe") ([Le Mans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mans "Le Mans")), [Tours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tours "Tours"), and [Anjou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Anjou "Duchy of Anjou"), all in central France, are notable sources of rillettes. [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Serving_of_rillettes.jpg) A traditional serving of rillettes Le Mans with a baguette and dark chocolate. The term *rillette* can refer to the final product and its appearance when spread on sliced bread. Rillettes were traditionally made with fatty [pork belly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_belly "Pork belly") or pork shoulder. The meat was cubed, salted and cured, cooked slowly over low heat until very tender, then raked into small shreds and blended with the warm cooking fat to form a rustic paste. Rillettes could be stored in crocks for several months. In [Anjou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Anjou "Duchy of Anjou"), rillaud was a speciality, plated in the shape of a pyramid and topped with the pig's tail; the rillettes were proudly displayed to the guest of honor. In time the rillette cooking style was applied to game birds, wild rabbit, and fish. Eventually several preparations for seafood rillettes were developed including an anchovy, tuna, and salmon version. Though the fish is not typically cooked in the fat, it is blended with fat to form the characteristic paste-spread. The soft, smooth texture is a deciding factor in determining a good rillette dish. Like [cassoulet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassoulet "Cassoulet") or [fondue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondue "Fondue"), this French dish has its many regional definitions. In general most rillettes are served at room temperature, as a spread with [toast points](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_points "Toast points"), much like a pâté. Pork rillettes from the northwestern regions of Tours and Anjou are famous for the rich texture and bronze color achieved during the cooking process. [Rabelais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabelais "Rabelais") called rillettes "brown pig jam" (*brune confiture de cochon*).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_note-2) Rillettes from the adjacent *[département](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_France "Departments of France")* of [Sarthe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarthe "Sarthe") are distinguished by a more rustic texture, complete with larger pieces of pork and less color. In Quebec, [cretons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretons "Cretons") are similar to rillettes. The French word *rillettes* is first evidenced in 1845. It derives from the [Old French](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French "Old French") *rille*, meaning a slice of pork, which is first attested in 1480. This is a dialect variation of the Old French *reille*, meaning a lath or strip of wood, from the [Latin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin "Latin") *regula*.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_note-3) - [List of cooking techniques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cooking_techniques "List of cooking techniques") - [List of spreads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spreads "List of spreads") - [Pemmican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican "Pemmican") 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_ref-1)** ["Les rillettes"](https://www.leporc.com/les-rillettes.html). *leporc.com* (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-08. 2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_ref-2)** [Honoré de Balzac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac "Honoré de Balzac") also called *rillettes* "brown jam": Honoré de Balzac, *Le Lys dans la Vallée* \[The lily of the valley\] (Paris, France: Charpentier, 1839), p. 7. [From pages 6 & 7](https://archive.org/stream/lelysdanslavall01balzgoog#page/n21/mode/2up/): > *Les célèbres rillettes et rillons de Tours formaient l'élément principal du repas que nous faisions au milieu de la journée, entre le déjeuner du matin et le diner de la maison dont l'heure coïncidait avec notre rentrée. Cette préparation, si prisée par quelques gourmands, parait rarement à Tours sur les tables aristocratiques; si j'en entendis parler avant d'être mis en pension, je n'avais jamais eu le bonheur de voir étendre pour moi cette brune confiture sur un tartine de pain* > > The celebrated *rillettes* and *rillons* of Tours formed the main part of the meal that we had in the middle of the day, between breakfast and dinner at home, the hour of which coincided with our return. This preparation, so prized by some gourmets, appears rarely in Tours on aristocratic tables; if I heard of it before being sent to boarding school, I'd never had the good fortune to see this brown jam spread for me on a slice of bread — Honoré de Balzac 3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes#cite_ref-3)** [Editions Larousse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editions_Larousse "Editions Larousse"), *Nouveau Dictionnaire Etymologique et Historique* (1971), p. 651.