gourmet delicacy
Upscale edible treasure
A gourmet delicacy is a rare, expensive, or refined food item prized by connoisseurs—caviar, truffles, foie gras.
The phrase emphasizes both the sophistication of the item and the discerning taste required to appreciate it: The restaurant's menu featured gourmet delicacies from around the world.
Sometimes used loosely for any fancy food.
- fine diningElegant restaurant experience
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
- prix fixeSet menu, set cost
- sous videCooking in sealed bags
- caviarCured fish eggs
white truffle · truffle · confit · chocolate truffles · sushi · baklava · mole sauce · saffron · kimchi · borscht · lobster thermidor · sea urchin · haggis · ceviche · vanilla bean · aged cheese · escargot · foie gras
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Liquid food waste
gruel · junk food · fast food · mystery meat · dog food
gourmet delicacystaple food
Primary dietary component
daily bread · bread and butter · rice and beans · peasant food
gourmet delicacyemergency rations
Food for crises
hardtack · MRE · sustenance · fuel · caloric intake
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