Cretons is a Quebecois pork spread, minced pork slow-cooked with onion, milk and warm spices then chilled into a coarse, savoury pate eaten on toast; in Canada we have verified places to eat it in Montreal. Start with where to eat Cretons in Montreal.
Cretons · Montreal
Cretons is a Quebecois pork spread, minced pork slow-cooked with onion, milk and warm spices then chilled into a coarse, savoury pate eaten on toast.
Cretons arrived with early French settlers as a way to use every part of the pig through the winter. It became a fixture of the Quebec breakfast table, spread thick on toast beside eggs and often served with mustard. Nearly every family and deli keeps its own spice ratio. Today it turns up in Montreal delis, cabane a sucre spreads and supermarket tubs alike, a humble breakfast staple that has outlasted far fancier dishes.
Where to eat Cretons in Montreal: the editor picks