small wild boar pâté

Beauharnais – Small Wild Boar Pâté

The small wild boar pâté from Beauharnais is a typical French game pâté. The Terrine de Sanglier aux Merlot et aux Myrtilles is a pâté with wild boar and blueberries, refined with dry Merlot red wine. Its high proportion of game meat (30%) makes it particularly delicious.

Beauharnais – French Game Pâté

Pâtés, especially game pâtés, are part of France's culinary heritage. Even during the time of Louis XIV, hunting in the extensive French forests was part of social life. The hunted game was not only roasted, boiled, or cured, but also made into terrines. For this, the meat was finely chopped and seasoned, then cooked and preserved in jars.

This tradition has survived centuries, and even today, a game pâté or game terrine is a delicacy for an aperitif on small baguette slices or crackers. Of course, the wild boar terrine also tastes good on dark bread, toasted white bread, or with a salad, thus becoming a quick dinner or a first-class appetizer. The game terrine tastes particularly good with a fruity chutney, a spicy confit, or French cornichons and, of course, a French red wine.

Beauharnais sources its game meat from local hunters, so it can be processed fresh. The result is a delicious, truly French product.