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

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Last year, the agency declared salmonella an adulterant in one type of poultry: frozen, breaded products such as chicken cordon bleu that are raw, but might be mistaken for cooked.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

I don’t know why, when I think of a fancy dish, only chicken cordon bleu comes to mind?

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

Divide the chicken cordon bleu pasta among individual bowls, garnishing with the toasted bread crumbs and parsley.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2021

He rose high in the French army, and had the cordon bleu: his sister was second wife of the first Duke of Berwick.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Cunningham, Peter