While some people might be of the opinion that a real pâté can only be prepared by using minced meat, offal, or fish, the word pâté does simply mean 'paste' in French, so there can definitely be vegetable-based ones as well (should you disagree, simply call this here ‘mushroom spread ’, or something like that). If you are someone that usually avoids pâtés for their 'petfood-like qualities' or don’t consume meat in general but do not entirely want to be left out of the joy of consu...