to taste

phrase

: 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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And yet, for all the time any of us have spent traversing these lands, there is always something new to see, to taste, to experience; always someone new to meet. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 Serve the chicken and zucchini kebabs with the lemon wedges, sprinkled with additional parsley to taste. Kate Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 Guests come not only to taste the estate’s excellent wines, or stay at the five-star hotel but also to understand a way of life that is deeply tied to the region. Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Torres invited her close friends over to taste test the dish and get some critiques from beyond the walls of her home. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for to taste

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“To taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20taste. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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