nouvelle cuisine

[ noo-vel kwee-zeen ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letters)

1. a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.

nouvelle cuisine

/ ˈnuːvɛl kwIˈziːn /

noun

1. a style of preparing and presenting food, often raw or only lightly cooked, with light sauces, and unusual combinations of flavours and garnishes

Word History and Origins

Origin of nouvelle cuisine¹

Literally, “new cooking”

Word History and Origins

Origin of nouvelle cuisine¹

C20: French, literally: new cookery