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Tasting menu

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

/ˈteɪstɪŋ ˌmenjuː/nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, tasting menu means: A menu of many small courses chosen by the chef, served one after another to show the kitchen's style and best dishes, usually at a fixed price.

In Turkish: tadım menüsü

How it is used

Typical of fine-dining restaurants. Often five to fifteen courses, sometimes with a wine pairing. Also called a dégustation menu. The kitchen needs exact timing and many small portions prepared in advance.

Example sentences

  1. The eight-course tasting menu is served to the whole table.

  2. We need to adapt the tasting menu for a guest who doesn't eat shellfish.

Common collocations

  • seven-course tasting menu
  • tasting menu with wine pairing
  • chef's tasting menu
  • dégustation menu
  • set menuA menu with a fixed number of courses and a fixed price, usually with a small choice of dishes for each course or no choice at all.
  • courseOne of the separate parts of a meal served one after another, such as the starter, the main course and the dessert.
  • à la carteDescribing a menu where each dish is listed and priced separately, so guests choose and pay for individual items rather than a fixed meal.
  • allergenA substance in food, such as nuts, milk, eggs, gluten or shellfish, that can cause an allergic reaction in some people.

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