Duck confit

Confit de canard from Café du Marché, in Paris

Duck confit (French: confit de canard [kɔ̃.fi d(ə) ka.naʁ]) is a French dish made with whole duck. In Gascony, according to the families perpetuating the tradition of duck confit, all the pieces of duck are used to produce the dish. Each part can have a specific destination in traditional cooking, the neck being used for example in an invigorating soup, the garbure. Duck confit is considered one of the finest French dishes.^{[citation needed]} Duck confit is also a traditional ingredient in many versions of cassoulet.