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)参加(さんか)した
I took part in a tasting event.
新商品(しんしょうひん)試食会(ししょくかい)(ひら)ことになった。
We decided to hold a tasting event for the new product.
We chose the menu at the wedding venue's tasting session.
Based on the feedback gathered at the tasting event, we adjusted the seasoning slightly.

Formed from 試食(ししょく) (tasting food) + (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

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