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Pâté (French pronunciation: ; RP
Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation is a form of pronunciation of the English language which has long been perceived as uniquely prestigious amongst British Accent ....
 pronunciation: ; General American
General American

General American is an accent of American English. Within American English, General American and accents approximating it are contrasted with Southern American English, several U.S....
 pronunciation ) is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
s and liver
Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion....
, and often with additional fat
Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
, vegetables, herb
Herb

A herb is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like....
s, spice
Spice

A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, leaf, or vegetable used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth....
s or wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
.

In French
French cuisine

French cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of France. It evolved from centuries of social and political change. The Middle Ages brought lavish banquets to the upper class with ornate, heavily seasoned food prepared by chefs such as Guillaume Tirel....
 or Belgian cuisine
Belgian cuisine

Belgium is the nation of Gourmands rather than Gourmets which translates into big cuisine rather than fine cuisine. In reality this means that along with big portions, you get pretty good quality and a kind of unpretentiousness....
, pâté may be baked in a crust as pie
Pie

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweetness or savoury ingredients....
 or loaf
Loaf

A loaf is a shaped, usually rounded or oblong, mass of food. It may refer to a bread or other moulded foods, such as meatloaf.The term "loaf" sometimes refers to "head" from the rhyming slang "loaf of bread" ....
, in which case it is called pâté en croûte or baked in a terrine
Terrine

A terrine is a glazed earthenware cooking dish with vertical sides and a tightly fitting lid, generally oblong or oval. Modern versions are also made of enameled cast-iron....
 (or other mold), in which case it is known as pâté en terrine.






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Pâté (French pronunciation: ; RP
Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation is a form of pronunciation of the English language which has long been perceived as uniquely prestigious amongst British Accent ....
 pronunciation: ; General American
General American

General American is an accent of American English. Within American English, General American and accents approximating it are contrasted with Southern American English, several U.S....
 pronunciation ) is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
s and liver
Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion....
, and often with additional fat
Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
, vegetables, herb
Herb

A herb is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like....
s, spice
Spice

A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, leaf, or vegetable used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth....
s or wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
.

In French
French cuisine

French cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of France. It evolved from centuries of social and political change. The Middle Ages brought lavish banquets to the upper class with ornate, heavily seasoned food prepared by chefs such as Guillaume Tirel....
 or Belgian cuisine
Belgian cuisine

Belgium is the nation of Gourmands rather than Gourmets which translates into big cuisine rather than fine cuisine. In reality this means that along with big portions, you get pretty good quality and a kind of unpretentiousness....
, pâté may be baked in a crust as pie
Pie

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweetness or savoury ingredients....
 or loaf
Loaf

A loaf is a shaped, usually rounded or oblong, mass of food. It may refer to a bread or other moulded foods, such as meatloaf.The term "loaf" sometimes refers to "head" from the rhyming slang "loaf of bread" ....
, in which case it is called pâté en croûte or baked in a terrine
Terrine

A terrine is a glazed earthenware cooking dish with vertical sides and a tightly fitting lid, generally oblong or oval. Modern versions are also made of enameled cast-iron....
 (or other mold), in which case it is known as pâté en terrine. Traditionally, a forcemeat
Forcemeat

Forcemeat is a mixture of ground, lean meat Emulsion with fat. The emulsification can be accomplished by either grinding, sieving, or pureeing the ingredients....
 mixture cooked and served in a terrine is called a terrine. The most famous pâté is probably pâté de foie gras
Foie gras

Foie gras is a food product made of the liver of a Domestic duck or Domestic goose that has been specially fattened. This fattening is typically achieved through Force-feeding corn, according to French law, though outside of France it is also produced using natural feeding....
, made from the fattened livers of geese. Foie gras entier is plain goose liver cooked and sliced, not made into pâté. In Holland
Holland

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, some liver pâtés are shaped as a soft, often spreadable sausage
Sausage

A sausage is a prepared food, usually made from ground meat, animal fat, salt, and spices , typically packed in a casing . Sausage making is a traditional food preservation technique....
, called leverworst (Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
) or Leberwurst (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
). In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 these are sometimes called "liverwurst
Liverwurst

Liverwurst is an anglicisation of the German language Leberwurst , literally meaning "liver sausage". It is a typical sausage served in Germany, Hungary, Serbia, The Netherlands, Finland, and Sweden....
" (mixing English and German), or Braunschweiger
Braunschweiger

Braunschweiger is a type of liverwurst which is nearly always smoked.Braunschweiger has a very high amount of Vitamin A, iron and proteins. The meat has a very soft, spread-like texture and a distinctive spicy liver-based flavor, very similar to the Nordic Leverpostej....
. Some liverwurst can be sliced. In the US, sliced liverwurst is used as a sandwich
Sandwich

A sandwich is a food item made of one or more slices of bread with one or more layers of a filling. The bread can be used as is, or it can be coated with butter, vegetable oil, mustard or other condiments to enhance flavour and texture....
 filler. Others are spreadable as most French or Belgian pâté; these types are more popular in England
England

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.

In Scandinavia
Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical subregion in northern Europe that includes the Scandinavian Peninsula. It consists of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; some authorities also include Finland and some might even include Iceland....
, leverpostej
Leverpostej

Leverpostej , lifrark?fa , leverpostei , leverpastej or leverpastei is a "p?t?" made of pork liver, which is a popular Spread in northern Europe....
 is a baked pâté similar to the French pâté en terrine, usually made of pork meat and liver. According to Danish opinion, it is the most popular cold cut in Denmark.

In Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 and Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
, the dish is mostly prepared with liver and thus is commonly known as ?????????? ?????? (Russian
Russian language

Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....
, pechonachniy pashtet), however other meats also can be used. Unlike the Western European method the liver is first boiled and mixed with butter and/or fat and seasoning, such as fresh or fried onion, spices and herbs. It can be further cooked (usually baked), but most often is used without any other preparation. The pâté is served on bread, often with dill
Dill

Dill is a short-lived perennial plant herbaceous. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum, though classified by some botanists in a related genus as Peucedanum graveolens C.B.Clarke....
 or other fresh herbs.

Vegetarian pâtés

Vegetarian pâtés based on tofu
Tofu

Tofu , also , doufu , toufu, or bean curd , is a food of China origin, made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks....
, mushrooms, nuts
Nut (fruit)

Nut is a general term for the large, dry, oily seed or fruit of some plant. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts....
 or various beans are popular. These pâtés do not require cooking and are easily made with a food processor
Food processor

A food processor is a kitchen appliance used to facilitate various repetitive tasks in the process of preparation of food. Today, the term almost always refers to an electric-motor-driven appliance, although there are some manual devices also referred to as "food processors"....
.

See also

  • Braunschweiger
    Braunschweiger

    Braunschweiger is a type of liverwurst which is nearly always smoked.Braunschweiger has a very high amount of Vitamin A, iron and proteins. The meat has a very soft, spread-like texture and a distinctive spicy liver-based flavor, very similar to the Nordic Leverpostej....
  • Galantine
    Galantine

    A galantine is a French cuisine dish of de-boned stuffed meat, most commonly poultry or fish, that is poaching and served cold, coated with aspic....
  • Head cheese
    Head cheese

    Head cheese or brawn is a cold cut originating from Europe. Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but meat pieces from the head of a calf or pig , in aspic, with onion, black pepper, allspice, bayleaf, salt and or vinegar....
  • Pâté chinois
  • Rillettes
    Rillettes

    Rillettes is a preparation of meat similar to p?t?. Originally made with pork, the meat is cubed or chopped, salted heavily and cooked slowly in fat until it is tender enough to be easily shredded, and then cooled with enough of the fat to form a paste....
  • Rissole
    Rissole

    A rissole is a small croquette, enclosed in pastry or rolled in breadcrumbs, usually baking or deep fried. It is filled with sweet or savory ingredients, most often minced meat meat or fish, and is served as an entr?e, dessert or side dish....
  • Terrine
    Terrine

    A terrine is a glazed earthenware cooking dish with vertical sides and a tightly fitting lid, generally oblong or oval. Modern versions are also made of enameled cast-iron....
  • Fatback
    Fatback

    Fatback is the layer of fat along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat. It is often used to make lard. Fatback is a traditional part of Cuisine of the Southern United States and soul food, where it is used for pork rinds or cracklins, and to flavor stewing vegetables such as greens and black-eyed peas....