bouillabaisse
noun
bouil·la·baisse
ˌbü-yə-ˈbās 
-ˈbāz;
ˈbü-yə-ˌbās,
-ˌbāz
1
: a highly seasoned fish stew made with at least two kinds of fish
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Larger dishes run the gamut from seafood rice with Maine lobster, saffron, and aioli to a classic bouillabaisse of monkfish, hake, tilefish, red snapper, and striped bass.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
Some plays are bouillabaisses, crammed with everything a playwright can put in the pot.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The closest anything comes to fusion is the bread service, which pairs New England-style Parker House rolls, fresh from the oven and marshmallow-soft, with a lineup of compound butters, including one, lusciously saffron-infused, inspired by bouillabaisse, the Provençal seafood stew.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The palate is creamy, with a viscous, oily texture, featuring jammy and cooked red fruits, licorice, herbal notes of straw and mint, honeycomb, cooked butter, fresh seafood bouillabaisse, sour candy, and hints of smoke.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
Some plays are bouillabaisses, crammed with everything a playwright can put in the pot.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The closest anything comes to fusion is the bread service, which pairs New England-style Parker House rolls, fresh from the oven and marshmallow-soft, with a lineup of compound butters, including one, lusciously saffron-infused, inspired by bouillabaisse, the Provençal seafood stew.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
The palate is creamy, with a viscous, oily texture, featuring jammy and cooked red fruits, licorice, herbal notes of straw and mint, honeycomb, cooked butter, fresh seafood bouillabaisse, sour candy, and hints of smoke.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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bouillabaisse
noun
bouil·la·baisse
ˌbü-yə-ˈbās
ˈbü-yə-ˌbās
: a spicy stew made from a variety of fish and shellfish
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