Pâté (French pronunciation: [pɑte]; UK: /ˈpæteɪ/, US: /pæˈteɪ/) is a mixture of ground meat and fat minced into a spreadable paste. Common additions include vegetables, herbs, spices, and wine.
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In French or Belgian cuisine, pâté may be baked in a crust as pie or loaf, in which case it is called pâté en croûte or baked in a terrine (or other mold), in which case it is known as pâté en terrine. Traditionally, a forcemeat mixture cooked and served in a terrine is called a terrine. The most famous pâté is probably pâté de foie gras, made from the fattened livers of geese. Foie gras entier is fattened goose liver cooked and sliced, not made into pâté. In the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Sweden and Austria, some liver pâtés are shaped as a soft, often spreadable sausage, called leverworst (Dutch), májpástétom/májkrém (Hungarian), or Leberwurst (German). In the United States these are sometimes called "liverwurst" (mixing English and German), or braunschweiger. Some liverwursts can be sliced. In the US, sliced liverwurst is used as a sandwich filler. Others are spreadable as most French or Belgian pâté; these types are more popular in the UK. In Poland pasztet is made from poultry, fish, venison, ham, or pork with eggs, flour, bread crumbs and a various range of additions, eg. pepper, tomato sauce, mushrooms, spices, vegetables, ginger, nutmeg, cheese, or sugar.
In Scandinavia, leverpostej is a popular baked pâté similar to the French pâté en terrine, usually made of lard and pork liver.
In Russia and Ukraine, the dish is mostly prepared with beef, goose or chicken liver[1] and thus is commonly known as печёночный паштет (Russian, pechyonochniy pashtet), however other meats also can be used. Unlike the Western European method the liver is first cooked (boiled or fried) and mixed with butter and/or fat and seasoning, such as fresh or fried onion, carrots, 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 or other fresh herbs.French varieties include the Brussels and Ardennes
In the former Yugoslavia, pašteta (a thinly pureed pâté) is a very popular bread spread usually made from chicken or less commonly tuna or salmon.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, pâté is commonly used on bánh mì baguette type sandwiches.[2] Pâté of this type is more commonly made from liver.
See also
- Braunschweiger
- Galantine
- Head cheese
- Leverpostej
- Pâté chinois
- Rillettes
- Rissole
- Terrine
- Fatback
- Liverwurst