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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Heinz’s London office houses a working chef’s kitchen where recipes are tested every week, and retail partners are brought in to taste products. Sam Birchall, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Bring boots and a flashlight and prepare to taste some good beer. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Denver Food + Wine Festival kicks off with the Riedel Wine Symposium which allows ticket holders to taste wine in the glass that it's meant to be poured in. Libby Smith, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Wolff recommends letting children smell unfamiliar foods, watch adults eat them and decide on their own whether to taste. Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 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 30 Aug. 2026.

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