Pâté en croûte

In Alsace, it has gone beyond the status of a simple butcher's starter to become a veritable work of art, eagerly snapped up for Sunday meals, family parties and major celebrations. It's the perfect marriage between the crispness of a golden pastry and the melt-in-your-mouth character of a filling. Pâté en croûte is, as its name suggests, a meat filling baked inside a shortcrust or puff pastry. In Alsace, the traditional recipe meets very precise criteria of excellence