Smoked Salmon Pâté

Smoked salmon – lox – and cream cheese! Is there a more perfect combination? Smear it on a bagel, or whip up a chic little pâté such as this one. Salted, brined and smoked fish were very popular in the Eastern European shtetlach, as they kept through the long, cold winters. Cream cheese was a much beloved delicacy, sold from earthenware pots.