Seasoning
Meaning
Salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavour.
Pronunciation
UK ˈsiːzənɪŋ
US ˈsiːzənɪŋ
Example Sentences
- Roast chicken becomes [Tuesday's] tacos, [Wednesday's] noodle broth, and [Thursday's] cold sandwich, and each version tastes new because the seasoning changes even when the protein does not.
- Dilution is the [bluntest] and most dependable: add unsalted stock, water, or a splash of milk until the volume catches up with the seasoning.
Learn Seasoning in Context
How to Build a Week of Meals From LeftoversThe saddest thing in most refrigerators is not mould; It is half a roast chicken that nobody has the imagination to rescue. Cooking from leftovers is less about thrift than about strategy, and the str...Read story 
How to Rescue a Dish You Have OversaltedThere is a particular silence that falls over a kitchen when the cook tastes the sauce and says nothing. [Oversalting] is the most common disaster in home cooking, and, mercifully, one of the most fix...Read story
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