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​Pâté (pronounced Pa-TAY): French food made from meats, vegetables or seafood combined with spices, wines or liquor and other ingredients such as truffles, pistachios or wild mushrooms.

At Three Little Pigs, we sell pork-free items! You can enjoy the following pork-free products without restrictions: Rillettes de Canard, Bloc de Foie Gras de Canard, Mousse de Canard au Foie Gras, Egg Bites with Spinach & Feta, Egg White Bite with Broccoli and Parmesan, Sous-Vide Creamy Chicken with Mushrooms Gourmet Meal, Sous-Vide Lemon & Herb Chicken Gourmet Meal, Sous-Vide Dijon Mustard Chicken Gourmet Meal, and Sous-Vide Coconut Curry Chicken Gourmet Meal.

Mousse de Foie de Canard au Porto 5.5oz comes out as our top-selling product amongst our wide selection, quickly followed by our delicious Mousse Truffée 5.5oz and Pâté Grand-Mère 5.5oz with its rustic charm. Our Sous-Vide Egg Bites are also fan favorites, with Spinach & Feta and Bacon & Swiss being top picks for an easy breakfast or protein-packed snack.

Most of our products are available for purchase on our website: www.3pigs.com. You can also find our full range — including pâtés, mousses, rillettes, Sous-Vide Egg Bites, Sous-Vide Gourmet Meals, cured meats, and accompaniments — in major retailers nationwide such as Kroger, Albertsons, Wegman's, and Whole Foods. In addition, Three Little Pigs products can be found in regional and specialty retailers like Bristol Farms, Fresh Thyme, Gelson's Markets, and many more.

The word pâté is used today as a general category — a broad term covering many styles of the same French tradition. The finer distinctions usually come down to texture, format, and how it's served:

• Mousse describes a refined, very smooth, creamy, and spreadable preparation.
• Country or Coarse Cut styles are made with a coarser grind, served as cubes or slices.
• Terrine historically referred to the earthenware container in which the pâté or mousse was baked. Today, it describes a loaf shape made from any meat, poultry, game, vegetable, or seafood mixture.

Remember to let the pâté, terrine or mousse come to room temperature before serving for optimal texture and flavor. This will help bring out its full flavor and make it easier to spread. Enjoy!

When it comes to charcuterie, suggestions are endless. Here are a few examples of excellent
accompaniments and serving suggestions:

• Display for a tasteful appetizer on a traditional charcuterie board with some cheeses,
  Three Little Pigs Jambon de Paris, Cured Meats, Cornichons, Olives Vertes Lucques and Petits Toasts.
• Use as a filling for savory pastries, such as vol-au-vent or puff pastry cups.
• Pack in a picnic basket with some French baguette, cheeses, fruits and wine.
• Serve with a crudité platter full of fresh vegetables sticks for a healthy starter.
• Use as a spread on bagel, bread, crackers or in recipes such as crostini, tarts, etc...
• Add as a topping in salads for added flavor and protein.
  

Carefully open your Pâtés, Mousses, and other Charcuterie according to packaging instructions. Arrange the Pâtés and Mousses on your board, then fill in the gaps with sliced Cured Meats and Petits Toasts. Add a few Cornichons and Olives, and voilà — you're ready to enjoy a Three Little Pigs French feast.

We do not recommend freezing pâté products as freezing can negatively impact the texture and flavor of these products. If you want to enjoy pâtés, mousses, and terrines at their best, it's usually best to store them in the refrigerator and consume them within a few days of purchase.

Yes, we do! All of our pâtés and mousses are gluten-free, with the exception of Mousse Truffée. We also offer an organic option — Organic Pâté de Campagne — for customers looking for certified organic charcuterie.

If you're placing an order for a holiday event, we recommend ordering at least 10 days in advance — holiday slots fill up quickly. Please note that we ship only on Mondays and Tuesdays to ensure your order travels through the cold chain without sitting over a weekend. For example, for Christmas delivery, your order must be placed by December 14th at the latest.

If you need to add/remove a product, change the quantity, add a note, or change the shipping address, you should contact Customer Service immediately. Provided your order has not already been packed and/or left our facility, we will make every effort to accommodate your request.

We want you to love each product that is selected in our Bundles. If you have an allergy or a particular item that you do not want us to include in your order, please let us know after purchase by forwarding your confirmation email to customer support with your request. We can swap out any item but at this time we cannot change your order before purchase.

All perishable items should be stored at a temperature of 38F. Our shelf stable items (8oz Saucissons, Petits Salamis and Accompaniments) are safe to consume above this temperature. During the fall and winter months, you should not have this issue so do not worry!

• If your gel packs arrive melted but the inside of your box is still cool to the touch: the products are safe to eat.
• If you order during the spring and summer and the
  inside of your package has completely melted and/or the contents are room temperature: discard your perishable items and immediately let us know!

We currently ship within the continental U.S. only. Unfortunately, we're unable to deliver to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands, and we don't offer international shipping at this time.

Shipping is free on all orders over $100, with a flat $20 fee for orders under that amount.

Orders ship on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays only — never Thursdays, Fridays, weekends, or holidays — to ensure your products travel through the cold chain without sitting in transit over a weekend. Please allow 3 to 5 business days for processing. If we're unable to fulfill your order within 7 days, we'll reach out by email or phone.

Your order can be delivered Tuesday through Friday, with Saturday delivery available in some areas served by UPS Ground. Please note that delivery days may be affected by UPS holidays or service blackout dates.

Your order will be handpicked from the stock kept in our cold storage. It will be carefully packaged in an insulated box with reusable ice/gel packs designed to keep your products cold inside and in good condition for up to 72 hours (approximately 3 days).

We ship all our orders via UPS. When your order is marked as fulfilled, you will receive an email with the tracking number. Please make sure your email address that you used to place the order is the one that you use to keep track of online orders, so you do not miss it!

A few possibilities: your package may not have been scanned by UPS yet, or UPS may still be in the process of updating their tracking system. After you receive your shipping confirmation email, it can sometimes take a few hours — occasionally up to 24 hours — for tracking information to appear or to reflect the latest status of your shipment.

If your tracking still hasn't updated after 24 hours, please reach out to us at help@village-gourmet.com and we'll look into it.

If the address on your shipping confirmation email doesn't match the one you entered at checkout, please contact us immediately at help@village-gourmet.com so we can correct it before your order is in transit.

If you never received your order, or if your order was lost or stolen, please contact us 24 hours after the confirmed delivery date and we will file a claim with UPS.

Please contact customer support immediately with your order number and as much detail as possible, including a photo of what you received, and we will try to fix the issue as quickly as we can!