How to Use terrine in a Sentence

terrine

noun
  • At the bar, the team served pâté en croûte as well as a terrine.
    Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The heat also softens a slice of pork terrine, which melts to coat the eggs.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
  • For dessert try the dulce de leche tart or dark chocolate terrine.
    Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 3 July 2017
  • And turn around and come back and then maybe all the things would have been sorted out just because of the terrine.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 May 2023
  • When ready to serve, invert the terrine onto a platter.
    Susan Selasky, charlotteobserver, 3 July 2018
  • A slice of a layered terrine makes for pretty party fare.
    Cathy Barrow, The Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2017
  • Slow roasted beef filet is the main, which comes with spins on classic steakhouse sides like miso smashed potatoes and creamed spinach terrine.
    Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Around the corner there’s hot appetizers and garde manger (cold starters, like foie gras terrine).
    Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 1 Mar. 2018
  • There's cod stew, fire-roasted moose shoulder and leg, jellied foie gras, ribs braised with red wine, and terrines of duck, boar, and rabbit.
    Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2018
  • Fans of Dimes’s broccoli melt may blink hard at Corner Bar’s canard à l’orange and terrine of foie gras with riesling gelée.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Low-rise condos are sprinkled in between bars that serve $2 beer and restaurants that serve duck terrine.
    Nina Sovich, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The Loop spot’s offerings include oysters, a beet and goat cheese terrine, duck breast and fondue.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Opt for the ten-course tasting menu and bask in elegant morsels like egg caviar, foie gras terrine, and black truffle risotto.
    S.pellegrino, Bon Appetit, 26 June 2017
  • Le Cirque was famed for its decadent Grand Marnier souffles and terrines of rabbit rillette.
    Mark Kennedy, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2020
  • This was quickly followed by a terrine of broth, with a chunk of roasted bone rising above the clear intense liquid.
    Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
  • This includes a chicken-feet terrine ($12) and chilled beef tendon ($13) found on many Chinese menus.
    Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Both the terrine and the Cannellini Bean Soup are listed as appetizers but with a side salad could make a meal.
    Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Non-porcine options include chicken-liver terrine, a catch-of-the-day fish and duck, and the profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce should not be missed.
    Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Instead of the traditional preparation, here the terrine (or loaf pan) is bagged and submerged in the sous vide tub for two hours at 149 degrees.
    Joe Ray, Wired, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Guests enjoyed poached shrimp, foie-gras terrine, gnocchetti with lamb ragù.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The menu is abbreviated for the day, offering pumpkin soup, game pâtés and terrines, turkey, goose, and prime rib of beef.
    John Mariani, Esquire, 16 Dec. 2010
  • On the opening menu, guests can expect snacks such as oysters Kilpatrick, a curried lamb Scotch egg and pig’s head terrine with piccalilli.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2022
  • After this might come two mini-slabs of monkfish-liver terrine.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • A sliver of foie gras terrine rests languidly beside grilled, big-crumbed country bread.
    Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
  • Her rabbit and pork terrine, meanwhile, speaks to her French training; coriander in the seasoning and yuzu marmalade to the side brighten the pleasure.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Think of a perfect French omelet or a simple burger with brown butter, steak with onion rings and green peppercorn sauce, foie gras terrine or a ham and cheese, from breakfast to late night.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Tableau Bar Bistro serves up a fantastic French menu with dishes like tuna niçoise, rabbit terrine, and boeuf bourguignon.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Many of the menu items go back to the beginning, including the spectacular Gâteau au foie de volaille, aka chicken liver terrine.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • What to do with rabbit forelegs left over from making rabbit-liver terrine and rabbit confit?
    Brett Martin, GQ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Alas, there was no time in the rush of the once-weekly dinner service, as plates of jellied pork terrine and fingers of buttery shortbread next to hunks of soft goat cheese landed on each table.
    Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2022

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