A terrine is a cold dish, mostly French in style, made by packing chopped meat, fish, liver, or vegetables into a deep rectangular container, cooking it slowly, pressing it, chilling it, and then turning it out and cutting it into slices — so it looks like a loaf of bread made of food. The same word names the container itself, a heavy straight-sided dish with a lid, which is where the food gets its name.

A terrine is a cold dish, mostly French in style是一種偏法式風格的冷盤, made by packing chopped meat, fish, liver, or vegetables into a deep rectangular container做法是把切碎的肉、魚、肝或蔬菜壓進一個深長方形的容器裡, cooking it slowly, pressing it, chilling it慢慢煮熟、壓實、冰鎮, and then turning it out and cutting it into slices然後脫模切片 — so it looks like a loaf of bread made of food看起來就像一條用食材做的吐司。The same word names the container itself這個字同時也指裝它的容器, a heavy straight-sided dish with a lid一種厚重、直壁、有蓋的皿, which is where the food gets its name這道菜的名字就是從這個容器來的。

Modern menus stretch it further: a 'chocolate terrine' or 'fruit terrine' is anything set in that loaf shape and served cold in slices. You will meet this word on restaurant menus and in cookbooks far more than in conversation; it is a specialist food word and sounds a little fancy.

Modern menus stretch it further現代菜單把這個字用得更廣: a 'chocolate terrine' or 'fruit terrine' is anything set in that loaf shape and served cold in slices'chocolate terrine' 或 'fruit terrine' 泛指任何做成那種長條形、冰過切片上桌的東西。You will meet this word on restaurant menus and in cookbooks far more than in conversation這個字出現在餐廳菜單和食譜的機率,遠比出現在對話裡高; it is a specialist food word and sounds a little fancy它是個專業的食物詞,聽起來有點高級。

It is very close to a pâté — the usual rough rule is that a pâté is smoother and spreadable while a terrine is chunkier and sliceable — but chefs use the two words loosely, and a shop may sell the same thing under either name.

It is very close to a pâté它跟 pâté 非常接近 — the usual rough rule is that a pâté is smoother and spreadable while a terrine is chunkier and sliceable一般粗略的分法是 pâté 比較滑順、可以塗抹,terrine 比較有塊感、可以切片 — but chefs use the two words loosely不過廚師用這兩個字常常不太嚴謹, and a shop may sell the same thing under either name同一樣東西,店家可能兩種名字都拿來賣。