This was the “Hit” of Day 2 here at Montreal. Around dinner time, we visited a little restaurant called Au Pied de Cochon, "The Pig's Foot". The restaurant was truly one of a kind. As indicated by the name, the restaurant specializes in large stab of pork dishes and dozens of foie gras dishes. For those on a diet or has high cholesterol, BEWARE! Everything on the menu is super fatty and heavy. However, this was not an issue for us because we love foie gras and are adventurous in terms of food.
To our surprise, the restaurant was already packed at 6:00pm! Luckily, we had our reservation, so we were seated immediately. The menu consists of huge selection of Canadian traditional style dishes, but the most attractive to us were the foie gras dishes. Here is what we ordered:
1) Cromesquis Foie Gras. This is a bite-size deep fried piece of foie gras. The waiter asked us to put the whole piece into our mouth and make sure to close our mouth completely. This is because once bitten down, the piece of foie gras literally explodes. It was like drinking foie gras soup! The slight criticism of this appetizer is the thickness of the batter.
2) Foie Gras Duo. What’s the duo? One of the duo is Poutine with Foie Gras and the other is Foie Gras Burger. The Poutine with Foie Gras has a thick gravy sauce on top of fries that are quite burnt.
The Foie Gras Burger has a big piece of foie gras between flatbreads, with greens and onion inside. Delicious!
3) Duck in a Can (Canard en Conserve). This was such an original. The waiter brought us a plate which as a slice of bread topped with some mashed squash. Then, the waiter brought us a typical looking can.
He opened the can right in front of us, using a can opener. Then, he poured a hot steamed piece of duck breast from the can straight onto our plate! The duck was submerged in balsamic vinegar. There was also a piece of foie gras and some vegetables. Remember, these came out from a can! The duck breast was tender and a little gamy taste. It matches well with the overall taste of the squash and bread.
The following came from the can:
4) Pouding Chomeur. This was caramel pudding. It was super sweet and another heavy dish.
After the meal, we were so stuffed. The meal was so heavy that we felt like we consumed two meals. It felt like we gained five pounds after the dinner and was about to send us into cholesterol-induced coma!! If you like foie gras, this is the place for you. It has dozens of various combinations, so you will definitely get to taste all aspects of foie gras. Reservation IS A MUST! Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain even pay a visit himself at this restaurant. You can watch his experience on on the left hadn side's youtube video.
HOKAT Rating:
87/100
Address:
536 Rue Duluth, Montreal QC
(514) 281-1114
http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/
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