Talk:Pâté

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Contents 1 Merge discussion 2 Animal Rights/Animal Cruelty 3 Pronunciation 4 meaning of pate

[edit] Merge discussion

Liver paté seems to be describing almost exactly the same thing as Pâté, but from a purely Danish perspective. Why not just merge them? Stevage 11:03, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Disagree: Rather, the Liver paté article should be renamed to reflect what it has always been about, i.e. Leverpostej, the unique Danish product (yes, a type of paté), but unique in texture, taste and production, and certainly worth having an article space all of its own (considering its prominence in Danish cuisine). It is generally not known outside of Denmark, and cannot easily be compared to the other pâtés listed in that article. Why it wasn't named correctly in the first place is the question. Information not pertaining to Liverpostej should be moved to the Pâté article, and the Pâté article should reference over to the renamed article. Withough any disagreements I will rename the article, and make the necessary changes. This should solve the overlapping information problem. SFDan 17:37, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

That's completely ridiculous. Pork liver paté is not unique to Denmark or Danish cuisine by any discernable criteria, and the mere fact that you really, really like it doesn't mean it's notable as a Danish food. Are you also going to have an "Øl" article in the English Wikipedia, just because according to your subjective opinion, nothing produced outside Denmark tastes like a nice glass of Tuborg? Also, do you have a source for the "according to Danish popular opinion, it is the most popular cold cut" line, or are you just such a passionate leverpostej evangelist that you hold this to be self-evident? Unigolyn 08:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I have now made the move referenced above, and transferred appropriate text into this article. --SFDan 18:46, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Animal Rights/Animal Cruelty

The practice of force feeding geese is only briefly mentioned in the article. Animal rights issues concerning the development of pate are a relevant topic to be discussed.209.129.49.65 03:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

This article is about pâté in general, which doesn't necessarily contain either goose or liver. The linked article on foie gras contains the discussion you're looking for. Carre 18:59, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

Can someone add the IPA to the article? 128.12.110.127 22:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] meaning of pate

Main Entry: pate Pronunciation: \ˈpāt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1: head 2: the crown of the head 3chiefly disparaging : brain — pat·ed \ˈpā-təd\ adjective —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.254.224.90 (talk) 15:44, 25 October 2007 (UTC)