Definition of Delicacy
a food that is expensive and/or specific to a region or culture
Examples of Delicacy in a sentence
Caviar is considered a delicacy because only the rich can afford to eat it. 🔊
Eating rotten sharks that have fermented for over a year is a cultural delicacy in Iceland. 🔊
In Japan, soft-shelled turtles are a delicacy marketed to hungry tourists and eaten in soup or risotto. 🔊
Mice wine is a Korean delicacy said to be a miracle tonic for failing health that consists of drinking a bottle of wine filled with a fermented baby mouse. 🔊
The rare white truffle is a known delicacy that is so precious it cost thousands of dollars per ounce. 🔊
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