Can you please tell me the difference?!


Question: Can you please tell me the difference!?
I am in the middle of a fierce row with err indoors about the difference between paste and pate!.
I say they are more or less the same but she says they are not!.
Can you please define the difference to stop all out war in the house and to save me from a large lump on my head which will result from flying crockery!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I hope this gets settled before the flying crockery gets airborne!.

Paté is the french word for paste!.
In English though, a pate is more for ground meat, fish or vegetables!.

I agree with you on this one though!. Its more or less the same thing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Looking at the following I think you are correct:

What meat/fish etc content are these products required to contain by law!?
Meat (or cured meat) paste - At least 70% meat (or cured meat) of which a minimum of 65% of this meat content must be lean meat!.

Fish (or cured fish) paste - At least 70% fish (or cured fish)

Meat (or cured meat) pate - At least 70% meat (or cured) of which a minimum of 50% of the declared meat content must be lean meat

Fish (or cured fish) pate - At least 70% fish (or cured fish)

Meat and Fish paste - At least 70% meat and fish of which a minimum of 65% of the meat content must be lean meat!.

Meat and Fish pate - At least 70% meat and fish of which 50% of the meat content must be lean meat!.

If the name 'Paste' or 'Pate' is preceded by the name of a type of meat or fish, cured meat or cured fish, the food must be characterised by this named type eg Crab Paste or Pate must contain and taste of crab!.

Spread - This name must be preceded by the name of a type of meat or fish, cured meat or cured fish eg Beef Spread, Chicken Spread etc and at least 70% of the food must consist of the named meat, fish or cured fish AND in the case of meat products a minimum of 65% of the required meat content must be lean meat!.

If the term spread is preceded by the name of a cured meat eg Ham Spread, at least 70% of the spread must consist of meat of the type from which the name type of cured meat is prepared eg Ham Spread requires at least 70% pork meat not 70% ham!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The only difference, as far as I know is that you need an s in the middle to spell paste, but you can leave it out when spelling pate!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

paste a soft moist substance
pate a rich savoury paste made from meat,fish,ect

looks like your right on this oneWww@FoodAQ@Com

Hi pate is the french word for paste so yes they are the same thing!.

check this out!.

http://www!.answers!.com/topic/p-teWww@FoodAQ@Com

Paste can be made from anything, pate is made from meat - particularly the soft meats such as liver or kidney!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

pate is made from meatWww@FoodAQ@Com





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