vichyssoise
noun
vi·chys·soise
ˌvi-shē-ˈswäz 
ˌvē-
: a soup typically made of pureed leeks or onions and potatoes, cream, and chicken stock and usually served cold
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Enjoy a three-course prix-fixe brunch that includes: a choice of one, spring salad, vichyssoise, applewood smoked ham Benedict or warm tomato goat cheese tart.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 May 2026
Lunch is served tapas style, a cold soup (beetroot and watermelon one day; vichyssoise another) then little bowls of delicious salads: jackfruit noodle rice wraps; plantain with avocado and okra and spicy coriander dip; pork medallions with ginger tomato dressing and charred carrot.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The chef's tasting menu features elegant dishes from lobster vichyssoise to American Kobe sirloin and the daily catch.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Try making vichyssoise, a simple, smooth soup combining leeks and potatoes.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 May 2026
Lunch is served tapas style, a cold soup (beetroot and watermelon one day; vichyssoise another) then little bowls of delicious salads: jackfruit noodle rice wraps; plantain with avocado and okra and spicy coriander dip; pork medallions with ginger tomato dressing and charred carrot.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The chef's tasting menu features elegant dishes from lobster vichyssoise to American Kobe sirloin and the daily catch.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Try making vichyssoise, a simple, smooth soup combining leeks and potatoes.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for vichyssoise
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“Vichyssoise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vichyssoise. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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