local delicacy
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- noun
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- It's the cuisine of grandma's house, snow days, and simpler times, a local delicacy some natives defend with the same loyalty they have to Carolina barbecue and Cheerwine.
- sample such a local delicacy
- such local delicacies
OK, so local delicacy here is Poof's coffee from this thing.
- OK, so local delicacy here is Poof's coffee from this thing.
Examples
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At the festival, vendors showcased the local delicacy of deep-fried pastries filled with sweet cream.
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A treat that entails fried chicken tenders slathered in butter, hot sauce, and bleu cheese; no trip to Buffalo is complete without tasting this local delicacy.
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#1: You can't enjoy a lot of local delicacies when you visit new places.
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And I like the idea of vegan versions of local delicacies.
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Try being vegan and dealing with the local delicacies!
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On a trip to Taiwan, I learned about a local delicacy called "Stinky Tofu."
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Drunk and happy and way past my bedtime, I hunted for some poutine, one of Montreal's local delicacies.
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During our visit to Mexico, we made sure to taste the local delicacy, which was spicy tacos with fresh salsa.
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In Italy, trying the local delicacy of handmade pasta is a must for any food lover.
Synonyms
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A rare or special food that people enjoy for its taste
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A dish a restaurant is known for and makes very well
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A food people in an area cook and eat for a long time
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Traditional food from a certain place that people often eat there
How Local
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'local' (from a particular area) plus 'delicacy' (a special or rare edible treat): together they clearly describe a special or traditional food of a region. This adjective+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Local delicacy gives an easy picture: local means the food comes from one place and delicacy means a rare, very special treat. Because people keep these recipes or ingredients in the region and serve them at festivals or as gifts, the phrase now means 'a special or traditional food from that area'.