'Delicacies' in the Bible

Asher's food will be rich, and he will provide delicacies to royalty.

He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

Do not crave that ruler's delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;

(He) Those who once feasted on delicacies are now starving to death in the streets. Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes are now dying amid garbage.

So the king assigned them a daily ration from his royal delicacies and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king's service.

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.

Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see."

At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine from their diet and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.