Thursday, October 26, 2006

Harris Farm Pate

Taste

I tried the Duckling and Brandied Apricot. At first taste, I wasn't very impressed, it was bitter and overly alcoholic, but once I was warmed to the taste however, I was quite impress. This pate is more subtle than the normal chicken liver pate. It's not as bold in flavour and has a more gamey taste. Made by Just Entrees, the apricot jelly was actually quite bitter and very nice.

I also tried the Duck Liver & Mandarin. This one has a strong pate taste, but the mandarin made it bitter. Still, much better than the supermarket stuff.

Rating - Apricot - 7.5, Mandarin - 7.5

Look

Quite pretty, if you like the look of pate! I had a piece cut from a great log.

Rating - 1.5

C-factor

$18.99/kg for the Duckling, $22.99/kg for the Mandarin, not a bad price to pay for pate.

Rating - 1

Swiss Points - Apricot - 10, Mandarin - 10

Ingredients

Apricot

duck liver (64%), onion, margarine, port (3%), brandy (3%), apricots, gelatine, orange juice, apricot nectar, garlic, salt, pepper, herbs, preservative

Mandarin

duck liver, margarine, onions, cream, herbs, slices, gelatine, mandarin essence, salt, preservatives, antioxidant, water

Available At

Harris Farm Markets
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