Terrines: Cold Pressing and Layering
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Origin
The terrine — a cold-set preparation of seasoned ground or sliced meat, poultry, or fish layered in a mould and pressed — is the foundational cold dish of classical French charcuterie. Pépin's documentation focuses on the techniques that separate a proper terrine from a meat loaf: the fat percentage that prevents dryness, the seasoning adjustment for cold service, and the pressing that produces the dense, sliceable texture.
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Description
Seasoned ground or chopped meat (pork, chicken liver, game, or fish) enriched with fat, packed tightly into a terrine mould, baked in a bain-marie until set, and pressed under weight until completely cold. Served in slices from the cold terrine.
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The Thread
—British pork pie (same pressed, cold-set meat preparation — hot water crust instead of a mould), Italian polpettone (meat loaf — same force meat principle, different finish), Vietnamese cha lua (pork
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