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Vachon, who long taught a class on charcuterie — “we do pâtés, terrines,” he said — was particularly proud of the dry-aging refrigerators, where salami hung.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

The term traditionally referred to prepared meat products like sausages, ballotines and pâtés, which were preserved and then served.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2023

Most of the salumi, pâtés and terrines come from Les Trois Petits Cochons, with more purveyors planned.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022

There are no labels on the jars of pâtés or the bottles of wine they open up.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2016

They gave me pâtés de foie gras boiled in water, which I quickly recognized by the truffles swimming about in the grease.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin