bleu

3 definitions • 6 examples

(of food) prepared to the highest standard, especially in the way that is typical of traditional French cooking:

cordon bleu cuisine

The hotel is famous for its cordon bleu dining.

(of a cook) able to cook food to the highest standard, especially in the way that is typical of traditional French cooking:

a cordon bleu chef

She is a trained cordon bleu cook.

Chicken, veal, or pork cordon bleu is a fillet (= a piece of meat without bones) wrapped around ham and cheese, covered with breadcrumbs, and fried:

I love chicken cordon bleu but I like to make it lower in fat by baking instead of frying it.

I recommend their pork cordon bleu.