Pâté Ardennais / Gibier
Ardennes Pâté / Game Pâté
Yes, with a tweak: request no bread, toast, or any sweet accompaniments like onion confit or fruit compote. About 5g net carbs per serving, lower than 7 in 10 Belgian dishes.
What it is
A rich, coarse-textured pâté made from pork, sometimes game meats (like wild boar or venison), liver, herbs, and spices. Often served with low-carb crackers or vegetable sticks and keto-friendly sweet accompaniments.
Key ingredients
Pork meat, pork liver, bacon/fat, herbs (thyme, bay leaf), spices (nutmeg, pepper), salt.
How to make it keto
Request no bread, toast, or any sweet accompaniments like onion confit or fruit compote. Pickles/gherkins are usually fine in moderation.
Say this to the waiter (Dutch)
Pâté Ardennais zonder brood, toast, uienconfituur of fruitcompote, alstublieft.
Pâté Ardennais without bread, toast, onion confit, or fruit compote.
Watch out for
Bread/toast (omitted), sweet fruit compotes or onion confit (omitted), potential fillers like flour/starch in some cheaper pâtés (less common for traditional Ardennes pâté but possible), sugar in pickles/gherkins (minor).
Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.
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