3 Little Pigs Duck Rillettes, 7 Oz

Made famous in the western region of Tour, Duck Rillettes is a gourmet delicacy. The slow cooking process allows the duck meat to become tender and succulent, making this confit-style spread irresistible! Pair with a full-bodied red wine with intense fruit flavors and subtle minty & ; herbal notes or with a light-bodied dry white wine that is elegant and balanced.

Rillettes is a combination of shredded meat and duck fat, seasoned and cooked confit-style. Originally this dish was made of pork and a staple of many poor family's diets. They would roast either a fatty pork belly or put a tough pork shoulder in a pot with some cubed backfat. As the meat slowly cooked, the fat would render out into the pot. After eight or ten hours of cooking, the meat would be fall-off the bone tender and infused with the flavorful fat. This intense cooking period helped to preserve the meat, making rillettes an important dish in the time before refrigeration.Made of duck, pork, and duck fat.