sous vide

[ soo veed ]

/ su ˈvid /

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noun

the technique of cooking ingredients in a vacuum-sealed plastic pouch, usually for a long time at a low temperature.

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Origin of sous vide

First recorded in 1985–90; from French: literally, “under vacuum”

OTHER WORDS FROM sous vide

sous-vide, adjective, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for sous vide

Anova Precision Cooker is the perfect little sous-vide gadget for the budding gastronomist.
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Near the charming fishing harbor of Port-en-Bessin is the somewhat ramshackle Musee des Epaves Sous-Marines de Debarquement.
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Later, as a sous-chef and chef people would not respect my authority.
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A day long (or multiday) sous vide cook can turn cheap cuts of meat as tender and tasty as filet.
A Declaration of Financial Independence|Megan McArdle|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

To be sure, I use a lot of gadget shortcuts: slow cooker, sous vide, now a pressure cooker.
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About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
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He sympathized with that movement which, during his childhood, culminated in the Cavite Conspiracy (vide p. 106).
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Cette pierre possède la propriété de se reduire en fibres perpendiculairement à sa longueur sous un effort très faible.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Le nombre des Marchaux fut limit et non augment sous la Restoration.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
Un Vieillard.Jeune fille au riant visage,Que cherches-tu sous cet ombrage?
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British Dictionary definitions for sous vide

sous-vide

/ (ˌsuːˈviːd) /

adjective

denoting a form of catering in which food is cooked slowly in a plastic bag, vacuum-packed, and then frozen until required

Word Origin for sous-vide

French, literally: under vacuum

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