noun
secret method; secret recipe; secret formula
Refers to a confidential technique, recipe, or formula, often in traditional arts, cooking, or medicine. The word is somewhat formal and not an everyday term.
この薬の調合は代々伝わる秘方だ。
The preparation of this medicine is a secret formula passed down for generations.
料理人にしか教えない秘方のレシピがある。
There is a secret recipe that is only taught to the chefs.