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Liver pate is a pâté and meat spread popular in Northern and Eastern Europe. Made from finely or coarsely ground pork liver and lard, Bettina Buhl, curator of the Danish Museum of Agriculture, "Pålæg – fladt eller højtbelagt – en historisk køkkenvandring" it is similar to certain types of French and Belgian pâtés.
Leverpastej is served with bread in a variety of ways. It is served both hot and cold and can be bought premade in supermarkets, butcher shops and delicatessens.
A popular everyday version is to spread cold leverpostej on a slice of rugbrød (Danish dark wholemeal rye bread) and eat it as a simple open sandwich. More extravagant variations include the smørrebrød known as Dyrlægens natmad. idadavidsen.dk, "Opskrifter - Dyrlægens natmad" Swedes often use it on crispbread. It may be topped with a variety of accompaniments, such as pickling beets or cucumbers, raw onions, fried onions, fried bacon or slices of fresh cucumber.
Warm servings of leverpastej are eaten with either rugbrød or white bread and traditionally accompanied by pickled beets or Pickled cucumber and either fried bacon or sautéed .
In Denmark, leverpostej was introduced in 1847 by the Frenchman François Louis Beauvais in Copenhagen. tivolihallen.dk, "Vidste du?" At that time it was considered a luxury dish, and was expensive. Today, it is a common and affordable food item. videnskab.dk, "Madpakken opstod af industrialisering og baconeksport", October 7 2009 In two 1992 surveys, Danes ranked leverpostej as their favorite sandwich topping. bt.dk, "Leverpostej-katastrofe truer madpakkerne", January 5 2002 Stryhn's is one of the main producers in Denmark with 85,000 units produced daily. The company was established in 1945 on the isle of Amager, east of Copenhagen. For the past few decades, their Stryhns brand has been the most popular leverpostej in Denmark. business.dk - "Den danske leverpostej skal fremtidssikres", February 25 2006 hoerup.dk: "Leverpostej" In Denmark, leverpostej is almost always sold in baking tray; this way it can go right in the oven to be served hot if preferred by the consumer.
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