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vegan cuisine

vegan cuisine

3.8
Food made without any animal products like meat, milk, eggs, or honey
  • noun
  • /ˈviːɡən kwɪˈziːn/
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  • Many restaurants now offer vegan cuisine that is both flavorful and satisfying for plant-based eaters.

And so vegan cuisine in Korea has been around quite a bit longer than bakeries and Korean BBQ.

Examples

  • The chef specializes in vegan cuisine that uses fresh vegetables and grains to create delicious meals.

  • And so vegan cuisine in Korea has been around quite a bit longer than bakeries and Korean BBQ.

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  • My girlfriend is a vegan (I'm not), but I do love vegan cuisine.

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  • This site will chronicle my journey creating nutrient-rich, great-tasting vegan cuisine.

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  • By experimenting with spices and herbs, she has mastered the art of preparing vegan cuisine that everyone loves.

How Vegan

vegan cuisine
3.8
meat
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

vegan cuisine singular
vegan cuisines plural

Morphology

vegan + cuisine

The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'vegan' (free of animal products) + 'cuisine' (a style of cooking), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to food prepared without animal products. This noun–modifier composition is common across languages and follows a straightforward semantic combination, making it accessible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Vegan cuisine comes from the words vegan and cuisine, where vegan means people who avoid animal products and cuisine means a style of cooking. It began when cooks made meals only from plants, with no meat, dairy, eggs, or honey, so the phrase now means 'food prepared without any animal products'.