I first had a taste of mackeral spread when I ate at Loch Fynn restaurant, I enjoyed it but found it a bit greaney, I read around cooking books to see what I could make and experimented with using mayonnaise, cream cheeses, different mustards but found them not to my liking, I picked up the wrong cream in the supermarket and tried it with it, I found I enjoyed it, its a simple dish and quick to make and for quick lunches at work is ideal.