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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a delicacy of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a refined or exquisite quality of something, often in relation to food or taste.
Example: "The chef prepared a delicacy of truffles and foie gras that left everyone in awe."
Alternatives: "a refinement of" or "an exquisite quality of".
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A delicacy of Scandinavian origin, perhaps?
His capacious, rigorously humane work has a delicacy of ear that hasn't yet been surpassed.
Crafting just the right level of concern requires a delicacy of touch.
But octopus, squid, and cuttlefish remain a delicacy of modern cuisine — think grilled-octopus salads and squid-ink pastas.
"She has a delicacy of feeling I associate with" Tennessee Williams, "though some of those women can be quite fantastical.
Also now cheaper than takeaway fish and chips is lamb's tongue - a delicacy of the highest order.
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"We had never seen it, and it became something of a delicacy for us".
Recent surveys have found bass, flounder and Dover sole, as well as the lamprey, a fat, blotchy eel that was a favoured delicacy of King Henry I.
An inventive kitchen created a meal for a spice-averse Western palate: peas dipped in coriander pesto and a local delicacy of smoked, lightly curried lentil cakes.
The birch alley has become a forest.The delicacy of the acting reinforces the sense of hopelessness.
Mr. Malloy imbues him with a rumpled delicacy of feeling that's just right.
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