noun
yūsoku cuisine; Heian-style court banquet cuisine
A traditional Japanese cuisine style based on the formal banquet dishes of the Heian-period nobility. Often contrasted with 本膳料理 (honzen ryōri).
See also: 本膳料理
有職料理は、平安時代の貴族の食文化を今に伝えている。
Yūsoku cuisine preserves the food culture of Heian-period nobility to this day.
京都の老舗料亭で、本格的な有職料理を味わった。
I enjoyed authentic yūsoku cuisine at a long-established restaurant in Kyoto.
本膳料理 is a later, more formalized samurai-class banquet cuisine, while 有職料理 specifically refers to Heian court cuisine and its traditions.
有職 (yūsoku) refers to the study of ancient court customs and ceremonies, combined with 料理 (ryōri, 'cuisine'). The term denotes cuisine based on the traditions of the Heian-period nobility.