The phrase "a basic dish" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a simple or fundamental type of food that is easy to prepare or commonly known.
Example: "Spaghetti aglio e olio is a basic dish that requires only a few ingredients and minimal cooking skills."
Alternatives: "a simple meal" or "an essential recipe".
"Japanese foods are extremely regionalised … A basic dish, such as tempura soba, has multiple regional variations".
These soups demonstrate how easy it is to transform a basic dish in spirit, moving from one cuisine to another almost as quickly as you can change your mind about which you prefer.
But white-onion risotto, with fresh cèpes and roasted garlic, was an astonishingly fine representation of a basic dish; chanterelles with quail eggs and artichokes used a nice, light broth to meld earthy, mysterious flavors perfectly; pork belly and cockles with olive mashed potatoes was a nice play on a classic Portuguese dish, and worked beautifully.
A basic Chinese dish costs 20 yuan.
However, this basic dish can be lifted into something much more luxurious by cooking the cháo with duck.
Where oden is served is also typical of Japan's culinary verticality, which is rarely found in the West: the same basic dish is served in high-priced haunts like Ogura; in cheap street stalls that pop up in the winter and stay open late; in serve-yourself form at yakitori joints; and as fast-food snacks at every convenience store in the country.
Houstonians have dealt with fajitas for so long they are branching out from the basic dish.
Use basic dish washing detergent for the soapy part.
Besides roast chicken, it seemed to me that if I could do the same with a couple of other very basic dishes — a simple salad and a vegetable pasta — they would have enough to cover almost any mealtime eventuality, from a weekend dinner party to a quick bite after a long day at work.
The two have a roster of basic dishes.
Lunch is a mix of basic dishes: roast duck with rice (A$11.50, £6.30), BBQ pork noodle soup (also A$11.50).
