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degustation menu

noun·Advancedformal

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UK/ˌdiːɡʌˈsteɪʃn ˌmenjuː/
US/ˌdiːɡʌˈsteɪʃn ˌmenjuː/

Meaning

  1. nouncountable

    a fixed restaurant meal made of many small, carefully chosen dishes served one after another

    Grammar: Countable: you can say a degustation menu or two degustation menus.

    Patterns

    • order the degustation menu
    • a seven-course degustation menu

    The restaurant offers a degustation menu with nine small courses.

    We booked the degustation menu to celebrate our anniversary.

    The degustation menu changes with the seasons and uses local produce.

Word forms

pluraldegustation menus

Common combinations

order the degustation menu
If you want to try many dishes, order the degustation menu.
a seven-course degustation menu
The chef prepared a seven-course degustation menu for the guests.
the degustation menu includes
The degustation menu includes wine pairings for each course.
book the degustation menu
You should book the degustation menu in advance because it sells out.

Synonyms and how they differ

tasting menu
This is the everyday term in American English and fits most situations better than the formal degustation menu.
chef's menu
This emphasizes that the chef chooses the dishes, while degustation menu emphasizes the act of tasting many small courses.

Word family

degustation noun
The formal act of tasting food and drink carefully; rare outside this phrase.

Commonly confused: degustation menu or tasting menu?

degustation menu vs tasting menu

These mean the same thing, but tasting menu is far more common and less formal. Use degustation menu only in very formal or specialist writing.

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