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A terrine is a glazed earthenware
Earthenware

Earthenware is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects. Although body formulations vary tremendously between countries, and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25% ball clay, 28% kaolin, 32% quartz, and 15% feldspar....
 (terracotta, French terre cuite) cooking dish with vertical sides and a tightly fitting lid, generally oblong or oval. Modern versions are also made of enameled cast-iron.

Terrine may also easily be confused with tureen
Tureen

A tureen is a serving dish for foods such as soups or stews, often shaped as a broad, deep, oval vessel with fixed handles and a low domed cover with a knob or handle....
, a large, deep, and usually round or oval covered dish, used for serving soups
Soup

Soup is a food that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables in Stock or hot/boiling water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth....
 or stews
Stew

A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy.Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables , meat, poultry, sausages and seafood....
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xtension, the term also refers to food prepared and served in a terrine, mainly game
Game (food)

Game is any animal hunting for food or not normally Domestication . Game animals are also hunted for sport.The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world....
 and venison
Venison

Venison is the culinary name for meat from the family Cervidae. Deer meat, whether hunting or farmed, is termed venison....
, brawn (head cheese) and pâté
Pâté

P?t? is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meats and liver, and often with additional fat, vegetables, herbs, spices or wine....
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A terrine is a glazed earthenware
Earthenware

Earthenware is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects. Although body formulations vary tremendously between countries, and even between individual makers, a generic composition is 25% ball clay, 28% kaolin, 32% quartz, and 15% feldspar....
 (terracotta, French terre cuite) cooking dish with vertical sides and a tightly fitting lid, generally oblong or oval. Modern versions are also made of enameled cast-iron.

Terrine may also easily be confused with tureen
Tureen

A tureen is a serving dish for foods such as soups or stews, often shaped as a broad, deep, oval vessel with fixed handles and a low domed cover with a knob or handle....
, a large, deep, and usually round or oval covered dish, used for serving soups
Soup

Soup is a food that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables in Stock or hot/boiling water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth....
 or stews
Stew

A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy.Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables , meat, poultry, sausages and seafood....
.

Food item

By extension, the term also refers to food prepared and served in a terrine, mainly game
Game (food)

Game is any animal hunting for food or not normally Domestication . Game animals are also hunted for sport.The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world....
 and venison
Venison

Venison is the culinary name for meat from the family Cervidae. Deer meat, whether hunting or farmed, is termed venison....
, brawn (head cheese) and pâté
Pâté

P?t? is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meats and liver, and often with additional fat, vegetables, herbs, spices or wine....
s. If it has been pressed and chilled, then turned out for serving in slices, a terrine becomes a pâté
Pâté

P?t? is a mixture of minced meat and fat in the form of spreadable paste, generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meats and liver, and often with additional fat, vegetables, herbs, spices or wine....
, which Julia Child
Julia Child

Julia Child was an American chef, author and television personality, who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream, through her many cookbooks and television programs....
 called "a luxurious cold meatloaf
Meatloaf

Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoning ground meat , which is formed into a loaf shape and baked or smoked. The loaf shape is formed by either cooking it in a Bread pan, or forming it by hand on a flat baking pan....
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External links

  • - article in English
  • - A savoury terrine recipe