to taste
idiom
: in an amount that results in the taste that one wants
—used in recipes to indicate how much salt, pepper, etc., should be added to food
Salt the stew to taste.
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Harder cheeses tend to taste sharper and include an outer rind.
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Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Thomas also gets to taste Sandra’s Classic Salad, a salad named after Platt’s wife and composed of greens, herbs, lemon vinaigrette, truffle oil, and grilled Juustoleipa cheese.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Dried Lemon and Fresh Chive Sour Cream Sauce: Combine 3 tablespoons minced fresh chives, 1 cup sour cream, ¼ teaspoon dried lemon peel (or ½ teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest), generous pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Also of note, an award-winning Arizona winemaker opened a tasting room in Scottsdale for those who may not want to travel to taste his excellent wine at his southern Arizona winery.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Thomas also gets to taste Sandra’s Classic Salad, a salad named after Platt’s wife and composed of greens, herbs, lemon vinaigrette, truffle oil, and grilled Juustoleipa cheese.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Dried Lemon and Fresh Chive Sour Cream Sauce: Combine 3 tablespoons minced fresh chives, 1 cup sour cream, ¼ teaspoon dried lemon peel (or ½ teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest), generous pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Also of note, an award-winning Arizona winemaker opened a tasting room in Scottsdale for those who may not want to travel to taste his excellent wine at his southern Arizona winery.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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“To taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20taste. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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