Game meat is part of France's great culinary traditions. Yet, it is often relegated to hunting meals or rustic winter recipes. Poorly understood and sometimes poorly prepared, it suffers from misconceptions about its taste and complexity.
With Coc en Pattes, Corentin makes the bold choice to devote himself exclusively to wild game meat.
A former lawyer who has changed careers, he transforms this distinctive meat to make it accessible, controlled and gastronomic.
To restore game to its rightful place in French craftsmanship.
A career change guided by meaning
Leaving law to work with a raw material: Corentin's choice is above all a quest for consistency.
Wild game meat comes from animals that roam free and live in nature. Processing game, and wild boar in particular, addresses the need to add value to a high-quality meat that is too often overlooked, sometimes even wasted. This is not about farming, but about regulated management, integrated into the balance of the ecosystem.
With Coc en Pattes, transformation becomes an act of commitment: valuing a local, natural and often under-exploited resource.
Wild boar: a meat of the land
The taste of wild boar varies depending on: its environment, its natural diet and its age.
Leaner than farmed pork and more flavorful, wild boar offers a unique aromatic depth. When prepared properly, it reveals delicate and elegant notes, far removed from the image of overly "strong" meat.
This is a meat that demands respect and precision.
Transform without masking
Working with wild boar requires genuine technical mastery.
The texture, aromatic intensity and low fat content require specific expertise.
At Coc en Pattes, the recipes are designed to complement the meat, never to overpower it. The seasoning is measured, the balances are carefully crafted, and the artisanal preparation allows the unique character of the product to shine through.
Each preparation aims to express the wild boar, not to hide it.
A responsible and local approach
Wild boar populations are part of a sustainable land management strategy. Their regulation is necessary for the balance of ecosystems.
By choosing to process this meat exclusively, Coc en Pattes: enhances a local resource, reduces waste, and offers a coherent alternative to industrial production methods.
It's another way of consuming meat: more conscious, more territorial, more respectful.
Why Coc en Pattes has its place at Terroir
At Terroir, we showcase artisans who are restoring meaning to French products.
Coc en Pattes' work is fully in line with this vision: a deliberate specialization, a product rooted in its natural environment, and a demanding artisanal transformation.
Wild boar is not a gastronomic curiosity. It is a true local product when prepared properly.
👉 Discover the creations of Coc en Pattes at Terroir.