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the lidded throne where soup gets to feel important for once
means A large, deep covered dish from which soup or stew is served at the table.
from From French terrine, 'an earthen vessel,' which traces back through Old French terrin to Latin terra, 'earth' — so the word literally means 'a thing made of earth.' The English spelling 'tureen' is an 18th-century reshaping that nudged the French sound toward something cozier on an English tongue. The clay pot kept its name even after it climbed in status to gleaming silver and porcelain.
- royal roots
- Named possibly after Marshal Turenne or just old terrines
- steady job
- Holds soup, stew, gravy, and silent dinner-party tension
- big ego
- Antique silver versions sell for tens of thousands
- matched set
- Comes with ladle and a smug little underplate
for instance
limoges porcelain tureen — french luxury tureen from limoges region, used for soup service in formal dining since 1771