How to Say “The Food Is Delicious” in Italian

Il cibo è delizioso
The English phrase "the food is delicious" is translated into Italian as Il cibo è delizioso.
You can use Il cibo è delizioso to express that food tastes delicious. Other words related to taste include gustoso (tasty), squisito (exquisite), saporito (flavorful) and delizioso (delicious).

Which one should you use?

While Il cibo è delizioso is emphatic and superlative, the phrase Il cibo è buono is a more common and everyday way to simply say the food is good. Il cibo è squisito is another common alternative that also conveys a high level of praise for the taste.

How does it change in a sentence?

The adjective delizioso must agree in gender with the masculine noun cibo.

Did you know?

  • To emphasize that food is truly delicious, Italians often use the gesture of curling the fingers of the hand and moving them up and down.
  • While delizioso translates to 'delicious', it can also be used to describe a charming person or a lovely situation, moving beyond the realm of taste.
  • The word cibo shares a common ancestor with the Spanish word cebo, which actually means 'bait' rather than 'food'.

Examples in context

  • La cucina di questo ristorante è eccellente, ogni piatto è una prelibatezza!
    The cuisine of this restaurant is excellent, every dish is a delicacy!
  • Grazie per questa esperienza culinaria straordinaria, questo piatto è squisito!
    Thank you for this extraordinary culinary experience, this dish is exquisite!
  • Questo tiramisù è da leccarsi i baffi, complimenti!
    This tiramisu is finger-licking good, congratulations!
  • Il cibo è delizioso, grazie mille.
    The food is delicious, thank you very much.
  • Dico sempre che il cibo è delizioso qui.
    I always say that the food is delicious here.

Example conversation

Alessandro and Giulia are eating dinner at a restaurant.

  1. Alessandro

    Giulia, come ti sembra la cena?
    Giulia, how do you like the dinner?
  2. Giulia

    Il cibo è delizioso, Alessandro!
    The food is delicious, Alessandro!
  3. Alessandro

    Hai ragione, è davvero ottimo.
    You're right, it's really great.
  4. Giulia

    Dobbiamo tornare presto in questo posto.
    We must come back to this place soon.

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