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cordon bleu

[kawr-dawn blœ] / kɔr dɔ̃ ˈblœ /
ADJECTIVE
of the highest class
Synonyms
WEAK
blue-ribbon high quality


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He taught me how to do London Broil and chicken cordon bleu.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

“Beef bourguignon with crème fraîche . . . Or look at chicken cordon bleu and chicken Kyiv.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

But here's the thing — if chicken cordon bleu as-is is close to heavenly, chicken cordon bleu pasta is truly divine.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2021

The Boynton Beach, Fla., export keeps late weekend hours, offering chicken cordon bleu burritos, steak-and-tot quesadillas and bacon, pickle and cheese-smothered “moon fries” until 3:30 a.m. through Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash and Postmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019

Delicacy of flavor, and not solidity, is the result aimed at by a true French cordon bleu.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various




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