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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No trip is complete without indulging in local specialties, Provencal-style: sipping on rosé in a vineyard, tasting fresh olives at a market, and savoring a traditional bouillabaisse in Marseille.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Main courses include potato gnocchi carbonara with prosciutto and roast tomatoes; Caribbean bouillabaisse with sofrito, shrimp, fish, calamari and shellfish with lime and chiles; lechon asado with steamed yuca, chicharrones and mojo de ajo and churrasco ropa vieja with rice, beans and plantains.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Perfectly tender and succulent shrimp is placed on crispy toast with sliced fennel, and a thin enough layer of sauce to get that classic bouillabaisse taste without making the toast a soggy mess.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Main courses include potato gnocchi carbonara with prosciutto and roast tomatoes; Caribbean bouillabaisse with sofrito, shrimp, fish, calamari and shellfish with lime and chiles; lechon asado with steamed yuca, chicharrones and mojo de ajo and churrasco ropa vieja with rice, beans and plantains.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Perfectly tender and succulent shrimp is placed on crispy toast with sliced fennel, and a thin enough layer of sauce to get that classic bouillabaisse taste without making the toast a soggy mess.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 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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