cuisine minceur

American  

[man-sur, man sœr] / mænˈsɜr, mɛ̃ ˈsœr /

noun

1. a low-calorie style of classical French cooking.

2. healthful, low-calorie dishes.

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cuisine minceur British  

/ kɥizin mɛ̃sœr /

noun

1. a style of cooking, originating in France, that limits the use of starch, sugar, butter, and cream traditionally used in French cookery

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Etymology

Origin of cuisine minceur

First recorded in 1975–80; from French: literally “slimness cooking”; see origin at cuisine ( def. ), mince ( def. )

Example Sentences

There is also cuisine minceur, the cooking of slimness.

From Time Magazine Archive

"On a tour of the U.S.," she says, "no one wanted to talk about anything but cuisine minceur."

From Time Magazine Archive