vi·and 
(vīənd)
(vīənd)n.
1.
a. An item of food.
b. A very choice or delicious dish.
2. viands Provisions; victuals.
[Middle English viaunde, from Old French viande, from Vulgar Latin *vīvanda, alteration of Latin vīvenda, neuter pl. gerundive of vīvere, to live; see gwei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]