rillettes

American  

[ri-lets, ree-yet] / rɪˈlɛts, riˈjɛt /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. an appetizer made usually of pork or goose meat that is diced, seasoned, cooked, and then pounded or ground to the consistency of a spread.

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Etymology

Origin of rillettes

Borrowed into English from French around 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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rillettes

The honor of the pre-dinner nosh, meanwhile, usually falls to charcuterie, a category of cooked or cured meat like dry-aged ham, potted pâté, or rillettes.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023

You’ll find marvelous “piggy” rillettes, bordered in an inch of fat, under the heading “French things we pretend are Italian,” for instance.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022

Stockholm to Dublin brings together salmon rillettes, dried apricots, greens and pumpernickel croutons.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2019

Rabbit and duck rillettes, onion soup with lardons tucked inside, classic escargots, steak frites, boudin blanc, halibut with beurre blanc, and profiteroles speak the language of a room done with red leather banquettes and mirrors.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2019

We have not yet tasted the rillons and rillettes so prized by the school children of Tours, and so longed for by Félex when he beheld them in the baskets of his more fortunate companions.

From In Château Land by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton

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