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cru

cru

8.4
Food that is not cooked, often served fresh to keep its natural taste
  • adjective
  • /kru/
  • Specialized
translation icon : crudo
  • The chef recommended serving the fish cru to highlight its delicate flavor.

Examples

  • At the restaurant, we enjoyed a salad of cru vegetables with a light vinaigrette.

  • Some dishes are best prepared cru to preserve their natural taste and nutrients.

  • This dish is served cru for a fresh taste.

  • I prefer my vegetables cru to retain their nutrients.

  • The chef recommended serving the fish cru to highlight its delicate flavor.

  • At the restaurant, we enjoyed a salad of cru vegetables with a light vinaigrette.

  • Some dishes are best prepared cru to preserve their natural taste and nutrients.

Synonyms

raw
vscru
353 1.0

In a natural state not cooked, treated, or finished

is used specifically in cooking contexts to describe food served without cooking
uncooked
vscru
8 1.0

Food that is raw and not heated before eating

is a culinary term used especially in professional cooking
crudo
vscru
  • Specialized
8.8

Fish or meat that is raw and served with simple dressing

is the broader culinary label not limited to seasoned fish or meat

Antonyms

cooked
1 1.0

Food that is heated until ready to eat

How Cooked

burned
1.0
well-done
12 1.6
medium
68 3.0
rare
54 3.3
underdone
2 3.8
cru
  • Specialized
8.4

Surface Forms

cru positive

Etymology

Cru comes from French cru, which means 'raw' and goes back to Latin crudus, also 'raw'. So in cooking, cru means food served uncooked, like raw fish or vegetables.