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• sous vide
  sous vide

  noun

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

  adjective

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

sous vide

American  

[soo veed] / su ˈvid /

noun

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

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sous-vide British  

/ ˌsuːˈviːd /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• sous-vide
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sous vide

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

Example Sentences

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At Ginger & Scallion, the chicken is Northwest-sourced from Draper Valley Farms and cooked sous vide, which precisely serves the cause of cooking correctness.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

But after spending several hours there, we decided to stop at Moab’s Thai Bella for a much-needed bowl of tom kah soup and a phenomenal sous vide duck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

I’m particularly interested in sous vide cooking, which is a method of cooking food in a sealed bag at a precise temperature.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

The “brand studios” from companies such as Canada Goose and Chase Sapphire where a select few were given free puffer coats and, on one occasion, congee with sous vide quail eggs.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023

For a juicy chop with a caramelized crust, the most effective method turned out to be the simple sear + roast chop, closely followed by the sous vide chop.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2022

Don’t use your sous-vide bath, should you be so fortunate as to have one, cooking the steak for hours until it reaches the desired temperature and then finishing with a quick sear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"From sous-vide machines to slow cookers to air fryers, you can often check these items out to try them out"

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023

An important part of the kingdom’s story is that it is incredibly technically advanced, so Banda wanted a few recipes that incorporated gadgets, such as a sous-vide machine or a dehydrator, to represent that.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022

There’s the serious trained chef, who’s going to tell you that you have to buy a sous-vide tool or whatever.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2021

That smart sous-vide machine that you got as a gift?

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020