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bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟
[ baw na-pey-tee ]
interjection
- (I wish you) a hearty appetite.
Example Sentences
Bon App茅tit鈥檚 Sam Stone wrote: 鈥淭he company has created cookies that photograph well, and that are highly anticipated. But, in the end, it鈥檚 quite widely acknowledged that the cookies are not amazing. Not even great 鈥 good is generous, and okay is a stretch!鈥
During the pandemic, when America had its moment of racial reckoning, opportunities arose to do recipe development for Bon Appetit.
I was working with Bon App茅tit magazine, which was still in Los Angeles at the time.
As Bon Appetit reported at the time, while there were some serious differences in the ingredients used in the products, there were notable similarities between the two lines in terms of the packaging.
Bon App茅tit named Sriracaha as its 2010 ingredient of the year.
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What does听bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 mean?
Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 is a way of telling someone to enjoy what they are about to eat.
Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 comes from French and literally means 鈥済ood appetite.鈥 It is one of the most common things to say to people before they eat. Like other French terms that have been borrowed into English, it鈥檚 often used to sound a bit fancy (it鈥檚 at least classier than saying chow down or dig in).
Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 is correctly pronounced without the final t: baw nah-pey-TEE.
Example: You have before you a terrine of smoked cauliflower with truffle jus and microgreens鈥攂on 补辫辫茅迟颈迟!
Where does听bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 come from?
The first records of the use of bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 in English come from the 1860s. It is borrowed directly from French, in which bon means 鈥済ood鈥 and 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 means 鈥渁ppetite.鈥 The word bon appears in other common English terms that have been borrowed from French, such as bon voyage.
Famous food personality Julia Child helped to popularize French cooking and cuisine in the U.S. through her TV show The French Chef, which she always ended by saying 鈥Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟!鈥 Her use of the phrase reflected its association with French food culture and fine dining in general. Today, use of the phrase has spread all over the world.
It might seem strange to wish someone a good appetite when they鈥檙e obviously ready to eat anyway, but what you鈥檙e really saying is that you hope they enjoy it as much as possible (food tastes best when you鈥檙e really hungry, right?). Enjoy! is another very common but more casual way of saying the same thing.
Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 is still most commonly used in the traditional way: before a meal, especially a fancy one. But it is also often used humorously in situations that aren鈥檛 exactly a five-course meal. For example, if someone saw you buying a candy bar out of a vending machine for a quick meal, they might say bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 to be funny.
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How is听bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 used in real life?
Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 is a very common way of wishing people a good meal.
Taking the time to plate your meal 鈥 even a cheap, easy dish 鈥 will take the experience from good to great, and give you the chance to practice your presentation skills. Bon appetit!
鈥 Lucia's Steakhouse (@LuciaSteakhouse)
I just made an executive decision鈥. its cereal night in our house. Bon appetit!
鈥 Jenny Schweigert 馃嚭馃嚥 (@JenSchweigert)
Healthy, easy and tasty cold pasta recipe (N潞174) with pachino tomatoes, celery, onion, extra virgin olive oil, salt. Bon appetit 馃嵎
鈥 Pasta recipes it (@pastarecipes_it)
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Bon 补辫辫茅迟颈迟 literally translates to 鈥済ood food.鈥
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