terrine
terrine
Definition
ter·rine (te rēn′, tə-)
noun
- an earthenware dish or casserole in which a pâté or any of various similar meat or vegetable mixtures is cooked and served
- the food so prepared
Etymology: Fr: see tureen
terrine
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- gras: There's a neatly made terrine of foie gras, whose texture is livened with confit rabbit.
- rabbit: More correctly it was a terrine of confit rabbit, beautifully slowly cooked so that the meat was meltingly tender.
- chicken: I had a terrine of confit chicken with shitake mushrooms, baby leeks and apple chutney.
- duck: Most people have the idea that a duck press creates a sort of pressed terrine of duck.
- chocolate: The terrine of dark chocolate and cookie and raspberry sorbet was also excellent.
Converse of object
- serve: Serve the terrine cut into slices with salad leaves and lemon wedges.
- press: Most people have the idea that a duck press creates a sort of pressed terrine of duck.
- include: Now it's Spanish-born Allan Lorca's turn with his " Tapas Round " tasting menu that includes an unusual paella terrine.
- smoke: The appetizers include warm smoked trout salad, smoked trout terrine and avocado, and sea trout Tahitian style.
- make: There's a neatly made terrine of foie gras, whose texture is livened with confit rabbit.
- have: I had a terrine of confit chicken with shitake mushrooms, baby leeks and apple chutney.
Adjective modifier
- iced: Sweets might include caramelized lemon tart, banana and cinnamon Pavlova or iced terrine of white and dark chocolate.
Modifies a noun
- mold: Next we turned our attention to the terrine mold.
- dish: Arrange the cut meat into a terrine dish with slices of hardboiled egg.
Noun used with modifier
- foie: A classic paté and chutney or foie gras terrine and brioche.
- gras: My course was foie gras terrine, which was rich and decadent.
- salmon: For starters I've gone for a delicate salmon terrine while my main is succulent pork.
- ham: The rabbit and ham terrine appeared in its large earthenware dish, to be dug into and served at the table.
- duck: A stinginess with ingredients also marked a rough-textured duck terrine with a tiny nugget of foie gras at its core.
- vegetable: Some suggestions: Vegetable terrines: Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay.
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