Surely nobody can eat a pack of pate?

[pyracantha]

There are 4 of us. Once a week we have lots of different types of salads with French bread and pate as our evening meal. We love pate. It gets eaten at breakfast on toast in the days afterwards.

We never managed to eat it all before we’re scared of it. Why don’t they sell it in usable portions?

How can posters not get what the OP means by ‘scared of it’?

Well I’ve never been scared by a food item, so was slightly perplexed to be honest.

Totally agree with this. I'm completely baffled by this thread.

Scary pate …….

Am I the only one imagining the OP's face when the schoolgate mothers' union is hysterically discussing this thread?

No? Just me then ..... 😆

Op I think you’d find it easier to eat if you got better pate. I find those tubs tasteless and tbh use it for giving my dogs their worming tablets. Coop has better quality stuff too which is still pretty cheap AND might mean you don’t throw any away.

Irony, metaphor, exaggeration, humour …ie,not to be taken literally.

None of the rest of the OP’s post was written in an ironing, humorous or metaphorical tone. She then goes on to say she’d find spreading pâté thickly ‘tricky’. When someone uses unusual/odd language describe things, it’s normal for people to question what that person means.

Ok.

The idea of a thin scraping of pate on bread being someone's "treat" meal just makes me feel sad.

Maybe they are borrowers or Oompa Loompas . So only a reduced portion size required

Are you borrowers? I used to buy mackeral pate and the pot was small. A couple of sandwiches and it's gone

I love the smoked mackerel one Morrisons did. And the tuna one
One pot - one portion
Except the cat also loves it so I had to eat it standing up or fight him off

I get you! I’m also terrified of pate. I think it’s the fact it’s banned in pregnancy and it’s a huge listeria risk. We get it at Christmas mostly but I strictly follow the use by dates as I’m terrified of food poisoning (usually I’m totally chilled with use by dates!!!)

How much pate do you have to eat in pregnancy for it to be a ‘problem’?

No idea! I love pate but avoided it in pregnancy.

I wish to confess I have just polished off a full pack of waitrose ardennes pate. In its entirety and in under an hour. 😁

Adore pate.

Adored foie gras and ate it for many years......whilst being largely only fish eatinf and happily in denial.

Unfortunately when the facts refused to be ignored I ceased eating but I must admit, I adored it.

I make a gorgeous velvety pate, of livers with a tonne of garlic, onions, herbs, butter, port, mushrooms slowly caramelised, puree'ed, then crucially put through a sieve.

Topped with melted butter.
Freezes so well.

🤣

How many days after your great Saturday night feast do you keep eating the pate for @pyracantha ? I honestly get through a large pack from Sainsburys in 2 days, maybe 3, just on toast with some German mustard on top on toast. One of these, which now looking are 170g www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/pate-/sainsburys-brussels-pâté-170g

I will agree with the fear with pate. When it looks grey around the edges I throw it away. Not worth the risk imo.

Anyone else thinking about OP's family lying awake licking their lips in anticipation of tonight's gourmet treat?

📢 I am in possession of some pate, and tonight I shall be doing my very own version of a pate centre piece to honour the OP for starting a thread that has been entertaining.

I fully intend to post a photo of my pate creation. Anyone up for joining me and posting their pate pics?

@Patineur I expect they cannot wait. It has been several days since they last had a scrapette de pate sur toast.

DS and I love pate on toast. One packet does us both Saturday and Sunday morning for breakfast. I can't believe it 4 of you for lunch then several breakfast and there is any left to go off. Spread it on thicker.

I'm reading OP's (two :() replies in the style of Zara Gladman when she does her West end of Glasgow skits.

I have 3 sets of twins and we struggle to get through a dairylea triangle before it gets terrifying.