Would you eat a salmon gâteau?

Harrods is launching a new pâtisserie range for Christmas, including a salmon gâteau. Would you try savoury pastries like this?

As part of its Christmas 2014 food range, Harrods has created a savoury pâtisserie selection. 

The selection is rather unorthodox. There's a smoked salmon millefeuille, a goat’s cheese éclair, and a potato cake with beetroot-cured salmon. 

But the one that got me scratching my head the most is a salmon gâteau (see the main picture above).

Barmy or genius?

When we saw Harrods’ news, we were a little nonplussed, and not quite convinced by what was on the menu. A salmon cake? Really?

It’s formed from layers of Severn and Wye salmon, crêpes and salmon mousse – topped off with caviar and cream-cheese ‘icing’.

When you spell it out like that, it seems reasonably appealing, but it’s a lot of salmon flavour to put into one slice.

I told Harrods’ PR about my reservations regarding this – she assures me that the gâteau is excellent. But since the range doesn’t launch for another month, I currently can’t have a taste for myself.

Would you try them?

Would you try a savoury pastry? Are you moved by the millefeuille or swayed by the salmon gâteau? Have you tried other unusual but good savoury pâtisserie items before?

Let us know your thoughts in the Comments below.

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