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sea·son·ing
(sē′zə-nĭng)n.
1. Something, such as a spice or herb, used to flavor food. Also called seasoner.
2. The act or process by which something is seasoned.
seasoning
(ˈsiːzənɪŋ)n
1. (Cookery) something that enhances the flavour of food, such as salt or herbs
2. (Forestry) another term (not now in technical usage) for drying2
sea•son•ing
(ˈsi zə nɪŋ)n.
something, as salt or a spice, for enhancing the flavor of food.
[1505–15]
seasoning
- aioli - French for ai, "garlic," and oli, "oil"—mayonnaise seasoned with garlic.
- drawn butter - Melted, clarified, and seasoned.
- herbes de Provence - A blend of herbs used for seasoning, such as basil, bay leaf, chervil, fennel, lavender, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage, summer savory, tarragon, and thyme.
- herb, spice, seasoning - Herbs are, technically, plants with aerial parts used for seasoning foods, and a spice (also called seasoning) is any substance used for seasoning foods; many herbs are used as spices, but not all.
seasoning
Salt, pepper, herbs or spices added to food to enhance flavor.
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| Noun | 1. |  seasoning - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartscola extract - a flavoring extracted from the kola nut anchovy paste - paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" bouillon cube - a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food peppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring spearmint oil - an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant lemon oil - fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel oil of wintergreen, wintergreen oil - oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant table salt, common salt, salt - white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food celery salt - ground celery seed and salt garlic salt - ground dried garlic and salt onion salt - ground dried onion and salt seasoned salt - combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate sour salt - crystals of citric acid used as seasoning gingerroot, ginger - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery peppercorn, pepper - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground sassafras - dried root bark of the sassafras tree coriander seed, coriander - dried coriander seeds used whole or ground fennel seed - aromatic anis-scented seeds fenugreek seed, fenugreek - aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry garlic chive - large flat leaves used as chive is used mustard seed - black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders nasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings turmeric - ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning cardamum, cardamom, cardamon - aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces red pepper, cayenne, cayenne pepper - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano curry powder - pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices paprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos angelica - candied stalks of the angelica plant almond extract - flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol juniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin saffron - dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus benniseed, sesame seed - small oval seeds of the sesame plant caraway seed - aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning poppy seed - small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items dill seed - seed of the dill plant used as seasoning celery seed - seed of the celery plant used as seasoning lemon extract - a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons monosodium glutamate, MSG - white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking; "food manufacturers sometimes list MSG simply as `artificial flavors' in ingredient lists" vanilla bean - long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring vanilla extract, vanilla - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) sweetener, sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter mocha - a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate cassareep - a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking |
| 2. | seasoning - the act of adding a seasoning to food change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" salting - the act of adding salt to food sweetening - the act of adding a sweetener to food |
seasoning
noun flavouring, spice, salt and pepper, condiment seasonings such as cayenne, paprika and ginger see herbs, spices and seasonings
seasoning
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koření
krydderi
mauste
začini
fûszerezés
krydd
調味料
조미료
kryddning
เครื่องปรุงรส
gia vị
season
(ˈsiːzn) noun1. one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc. The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.
2. the usual, proper or suitable time for something. the football season.
verb1. to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to. She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.
2. to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.
ˈseasonable adjective (negative unseasonable) (of weather) of the kind that is to be expected for a particular time of year.
ˈseasonal adjective done at a particular season only. seasonal work as a waitress; seasonal sports.
ˈseasoned adjective experienced. seasoned political campaigners.
ˈseasoning noun something used to season food. Salt and pepper are used as seasonings.
season ticket a ticket (usually for travel) that can be used repeatedly during a certain period. a three-month season ticket.
in season (of food) available, ready for eating. That fruit is not in season just now.
out of season not in season.