How to Use schmear in a Sentence
schmear
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But sometimes, there’s just nothing like having a lox on a bagel with a bit of a schmear!
— Aly Walansky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 -
The latter has led some bagel shop owners in New York City scrambling across state lines to find the schmear.
— Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2021 -
The schmear on our bagels, the cheese in our cake, the secret ingredient in our hot dips, and the best part of carrot cake.
— Amy Rosen, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2020 -
When our tasters tried a bite with cream cheese, its more mellow flavor allowed the tangy schmear to shine.
— Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023 -
Tangy, fresh goat cheese might become your new favorite bagel schmear.
— Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023 -
Crab cakes brought the ocean front and center with a sweet, welcome briny flavor that broke through a spiky fried crust and a mismatched schmear of romesco sauce.
— Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 7 June 2018 -
That could be a recipe for a sad schmear or pint, something that could turn shoppers off to the whole category.
— Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Get ’em loaded up sandwich style or with a simple cream cheese schmear for a quick stray away from breakfast tacos .
— Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Nov. 2019 -
Lay burrata on the bottom bun, then hot eggplant, 4 to 5 roasted tomatoes and then a schmear of pesto on top.
— ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023 -
The schmear of roasted eggplant draws on a combination of browned butter and white soy.
— WSJ, 15 July 2021 -
The coral-colored fish was stuffed with shrimp butter as satisfying as a seafood bagel schmear.
— Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2018 -
Available in four-count and 16-count packs, the treats are baked with sweet dough, layered with chocolate schmear and topped with both chocolate and cream cheese frosting.
— Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 June 2022 -
The deli piles seeded rye with pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and a schmear of Russian dressing.
— Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2022 -
In North America, the typical break fast cuisine stems from Jewish deli fare: Bagels, lox, schmears and all the fixings.
— Sofia Barrett, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023 -
Each bagel gets a schmear of good cream cheese, pickled onions, a few halved Castelvetrano olives and whatever fresh herbs are available in the kitchen.
— Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022 -
Bagels and schmears will be supplied by the synagogue's Brotherhood.
— Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, 28 Sep. 2017 -
Ham and Swiss with mayo would be a delicious option, as would turkey with a schmear of cranberry mustard.
— Laura Kanya, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023 -
Delicate morsels of hamachi are crusted in nori powder and served raw next to a painterly schmear of avocado.
— Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017 -
Pile your board high with a variety of bagels, add a rainbow of sliced fruits and veggies, and include several types of cream cheese schmear (like a savory pesto and cream-cheese spread).
— Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2023 -
Maybe your platonic ideal bagel is Korshak’s, slathered with tart goat’s milk schmear.
— Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023 -
Thick curls of raw pink fish sit atop a schmear of fresh cheese on a crunchy blue-corn tortilla, showered with capers, serrano pepper, and cilantro: a Mexican lox and bagel.
— Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017 -
In February, the bakery dropped its first small organic sourdough batch with a selection of schmears.
— Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2023 -
Pickled onion and a schmear of tahini rounded out this appealing flavor profile.
— Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2018 -
Several flavors of bagels are on offer and can be slathered with regular or scallion schmear or ordered as an open-face smoked salmon sandwich.
— Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Dec. 2021 -
This combo offered more bang for our buck than the half bacon and basil benedictine sandwich, which came with a couple of meek slices of bacon and the thinnest schmear of benedictine, more bread than anything else.
— Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2018 -
Making great bagels with high-quality toppings and schmears is more expensive than ever.
— Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023 -
Liporace’s tangy buttermilk schmear is homemade and has a silky texture akin to softened butter.
— Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 26 Mar. 2018 -
Her less-is-more approach to pastries — a handful of blackberries popping with lemon, or a schmear of cream cheese topped with a raspberry-rhubarb pairing — does not disappoint.
— Star Tribune, 6 July 2021 -
Groups like the Commercial Fisherman’s Association say that salmon are more than just large and delicious fish that taste great with schmear.
— Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 18 Oct. 2018 -
I was not surprised that the haus burger ($13) was well executed; the duo of thin, crispy edged beef patties bore an addictive bite thanks to a generous schmear of bright yellow mustard and diced onions.
— Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2017
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