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
  • For dessert try the dulce de leche tart or dark chocolate terrine.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 3 July 2017
  • The heat also softens a slice of pork terrine, which melts to coat the eggs.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Guests enjoyed poached shrimp, foie-gras terrine, gnocchetti with lamb ragù.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • After this might come two mini-slabs of monkfish-liver terrine.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • On my sailing, options included sautéed frog legs and duck terrine.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
  • Around the corner there’s hot appetizers and garde manger (cold starters, like foie gras terrine).
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Low-rise condos are sprinkled in between bars that serve $2 beer and restaurants that serve duck terrine.
    — Nina Sovich, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2020
  • After hours, food can be ordered in-room, and ranges from quiches to terrines to comforting stews.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • What to do with rabbit forelegs left over from making rabbit-liver terrine and rabbit confit?
    — Brett Martin, GQ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • The Loop spot’s offerings include oysters, a beet and goat cheese terrine, duck breast and fondue.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Le Cirque was famed for its decadent Grand Marnier souffles and terrines of rabbit rillette.
    — Mark Kennedy, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2020
  • On the menu are Chesapeake crab cakes, angus ribeye steak, and apple ice box terrine with sour cream ice cream and salted caramel, with wine to drink.
    — Chantelle Lee, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • That evening’s 15-course tasting menu included foie gras with strawberries, local caviar, a terrine poached in mulled wine, and sous-vide eggs.
    — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Special items include onigirazu, a sandwich-like item with ingredients like terrine tucked between two pads of sushi rice.
    — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Expect to kick off your festive celebrations with a first course of Severn & Wye smoked salmon, or Ham and duck terrine.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The atmosphere is lively and the menu is focused on pork in all its forms from chops to ham to pate, but there's also duck terrine, octopus, oysters, and a few vegetable dishes.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 28 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

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