試食会(ししょくかい)

ししょくかい
noun
food tasting event; sampling event
foodbusiness
1. tasting event; food sampling session
An organized occasion at which people try food — a maker testing a new product on consumers, a caterer showing a wedding menu, or a store promoting an item.
試食会(ししょくかい)に参加(さんか)した。
I took part in a tasting event.
新商品(しんしょうひん)の試食会(ししょくかい)を開(ひら)くことになった。
We decided to hold a tasting event for the new product.
結婚式場(けっこんしきじょう)の試食会(ししょくかい)で料理(りょうり)を決(き)めた。
We chose the menu at the wedding venue's tasting session.
試食会(ししょくかい)で集(あつ)めた意見(いけん)をもとに、味付(あじつ)けを少(すこ)し変(か)えた。
Based on the feedback gathered at the tasting event, we adjusted the seasoning slightly.

Formed from 試食(ししょく) (tasting food) + 会(かい) (gathering). Unlike the free samples handed out in a supermarket aisle, a 試食会(ししょくかい) is a scheduled event with invited participants.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 試飲会(しいんかい): tasting event for drinks — the same format for wine, sake, or coffee
  • 試食(ししょく): sampling — the act itself, including in-store free samples
  • 内覧会(ないらんかい): preview event — an advance showing, not necessarily involving food

Related Words

Related: 試飲会 (drink tasting event)
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Added 2026.7.29 12:20 · Revised 2026.9.6 9:21
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