Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cuisine généreuse
English translation:
generosity of spirit
French term
United Kingdom
cuisine généreuse
"sa cuisine créative et généreuse"
"une cuisine sincère, généreuse"
"Créatif, gourmand et généreux"
I'm struggling with translating généreux/se as the main suggestions I've found (generous or hearty) don't fit at all with Michelin star quality food (or portion sizes!). Maybe it's more to do with refined or full of flavour? Thanks
Proposed translations
full-bodied (etc.), generosity of spirit
Just as an ample bosom/poitrine généreuse can be about more than just size in all but the crudest of minds.
Words that come to mind for 'généreux' are:
alive, outgoing, lavish, inventive, unsparing (of itself), vibrant, astounding, full-bodied.
Pinning it down to one is hard. As hard as it is to define 'spirit'...
... So you could turn it round and talk about 'cuisine' with a 'generosity of spirit', about which you can read here, for instance: https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/restaurants-year
Next question: how are you translating 'cuisine' ?
| Thanks - this provided some really useful ideas and I've translated généreuse as generosity of spirit in one instance. |
Morocco
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Good (sufficient) quantity of food
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That’s why I put 3/5. It could be something metaphorical as referring to the fact that the chief puts all that she/he’s got in it (talent, emotions…) He/she doesn’t spare anything.
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Tony M
: That would hardly be a quality to be vaunted in a star restaurant.
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I wouldn’t be on the same line with you. It’s exactly in that kind of restaurants that they focus on bringing up all that’s new and creative regardless of the quantity.
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Italy
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hearty cuisine
Wide-ranging or varied does not give the same impression of human warmth.
Sufficient quantity is too down-to-earth and materialistic.
So 'hearty' is definitely the best choice.
'Cuisine' is already enough to match the high-quality image of Michelens's three-starred restaurant, in my opinion.
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philgoddard
: But you'd need some synonyms - you can't use the word three times. "Generous" would be OK too.
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Tony M
: 'hearty' is really NOT a term that is usually regarded as complimentary in the world of 'haute cuisine'!
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You might be right, I might be right, let's wait for other Disagreements-agreements or opinions. By the way, correction of my mistype: Michelin
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Julie Barber
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United States
Every detail matters
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unstinting culinary gifts
His unstinting culinary gifts are widely known
Heartwarming
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjh...
Australia
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generous cuisine
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/style/IHT-dining-generous-cuisine-in-hidden-paris.html
https://www.four-magazine.com/tasting-notes/michelin-guide-france-2021-unveiled/
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philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil!
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SafeTex
: Some might think this is a cop-out but I think it is fine and also the safest option in the circumstances
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indulgent cuisine
Indulgent collocates well with cuisine/food in my opinion and is not about portion size. It's what we expect from high quality cuisine: gourmet ingredients and flavours that indulge the palate.
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https://www.roughguides.com/articles/the-worlds-most-ridicul...
| Thanks - 'flavours that indulge the palate' is a great phrase and I've used this in one instance.. |
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Wholesome cuisine
"The Mended Drum is the heart of its community, tempting both locals and those from further afield through the doors with its hearty and WHOLESOME CUISINE."
"Caribbean food is a healthy and WHOLESOME CUISINE that brings the colour and flavour of the tropics into your kitchen. "
https://www.foodanddrinkguides.co.uk/england/yorkshire-and-humber/harrogate/huby/mended-drum
Discussion
(@Tony – I agree with all your comments!)
I often find that in the French TV culinary competition Top Chef they often talk about candidates with a "cuisine généreuse". I always had the impression that their portions were perhaps a bit larger, but packed full of flavours reminiscent of a grandmother's cooking. A kind of warm, heartfelt cooking, if you will.
Perhaps that idea will help you find other ideas.
Is it possibly "généreuse" compared to nouvelle cuisine-sized portions, or does "généreuse" perhaps refer to the amount of effort put in by the chef and his or her team?
Following the idea of the comment made by Tony.
Example:
"The Musket Room
Matt Lambert may as well be the de facto ambassador for New Zealand's bountiful cuisine, [...]"
https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/dining-out/nyc-restaur...
Bountiful
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/bou...
I wonder if there's a chance that in this case it could refer to a "varied" or "wide-ranging cuisine"... (in the sense of "generous in its scope")? This gets 195000 G-hits, starting with this:
Restaurant with wide-ranging cuisine - Edge Food Theatrehttps://www.tripadvisor.com › ... › Edge Food Theatre
Edge Food Theatre: Restaurant with wide-ranging cuisine - See 1035 traveler reviews, 750 candid photos, and great deals for Singapore, Singapore, ...
Rating: 4 · Review by Mohan126