Claim: Pate is a type of food.
Evidence: A spread is a food that is literally spread , generally with a knife , onto food products such as bread and crackers.
Common spreads include dairy spreads -LRB- such as cheeses , creams , and butters -- although the term butter is broadly applied to many spreads -RRB- , honey , plant-derived spreads -LRB- such as jams , jellies , and hummus -RRB- , yeast spreads -LRB- such as vegemite and marmite -RRB- , and meat-based spreads -LRB- such as pâté -RRB-.