exotic delicacy
Unusual gourmet food
An exotic delicacy is a food considered rare, unusual, or foreign—often prized precisely because it's unfamiliar or hard to obtain.
The phrase typically describes foods from distant cultures or made from unconventional ingredients: The restaurant specialized in exotic delicacies like fried insects and sea urchin.
What counts as exotic depends entirely on perspective—one culture's everyday fare is another's exotic delicacy.
- rareSeldom found or seen
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
- fine diningElegant restaurant experience
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
- caviarCured fish eggs
truffle · black truffle · foie gras · bird's nest soup · sea urchin · sashimi · oyster · wild game · imported · luxurious · savory · acquired taste · aged cheese · tender · succulent · prized · cuisine · morsel
exotic delicacystaple food
Primary dietary component
standard fare · daily bread · nothing special · home cooking · bread and butter
exotic delicacypeasant food
slop · fast food · junk food · processed food · TV dinner
exotic delicacylocal fare
Cuisine native to area
native cuisine · regional staple · meat and potatoes · pantry staple · local specialty
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