Definition of sous vide in English:
sous vide
noun suː ˈviːdˌso͞o ˈvēd
mass nounThe sous vide method of preserving food.
gourmet quality meals are ready in a snap using a cooking technology called sous vide
Example sentencesExamples
- For home cooks like me, the main disadvantages of sous vide seem to be time and cost.
- The newspaper reported that 8 restaurants have been approved to use sous vide in their kitchens.
adjective & adverb suː ˈviːd
Involving or denoting a method of preserving food by partial cooking followed by vacuum-sealing and chilling.
as adjective a convection oven can be used in sous vide operations
as adverb cooking sous vide
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to saving time, cooking the egg yolk sous vide opens up the opportunity to flavor the egg with herbs, salt, pepper, oil, or anything else while it cooks in the bag.
Origin
French, literally 'under vacuum'.
Definition of sous vide in US English:
sous vide
nounˌso͞o ˈvēd
A method of treating food by partial cooking followed by vacuum-sealing and chilling.
Example sentencesExamples
- For home cooks like me, the main disadvantages of sous vide seem to be time and cost.
- The newspaper reported that 8 restaurants have been approved to use sous vide in their kitchens.
adverb & adjectiveˌso͞o ˈvēd
(of food or cooking) involving sous vide preparation.
as adjective a convection oven can be used in sous vide operations
as adverb cooking cuisine sous vide
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to saving time, cooking the egg yolk sous vide opens up the opportunity to flavor the egg with herbs, salt, pepper, oil, or anything else while it cooks in the bag.
Origin
French, literally ‘under vacuum’.