Pâté

mixture of cooked ground meat and fat minced into a spreadable paste

Pâté is a mixture of ground or pureed meat and fat. "Pâté" means "paste" in French. Pâté can be in the form of a meatloaf or a spread that can be put onto bread with a knife.

Various pâtés

Pâté is very popular in French cooking.

Foie gras is a famous type of Pâté made from the livers of ducks or geese.