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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His brother, Richard Rosenthal, is an executive producer who is often coaxed from his perch off-camera to taste the food.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2025
The Kansas City metro has been waiting to taste Paris Baguette’s pastries for nearly four years.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
Add additional sparkling water and simple syrup to taste.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
For the garlic aioli: 2 cups Kewpie Mayo 2 tablespoons garlic oil from Confit Garlic above
1 lemon
Kosher salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
1: Make the garlic confit: Cut garlic heads in half horizontally to expose the cloves.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2025
The Kansas City metro has been waiting to taste Paris Baguette’s pastries for nearly four years.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
Add additional sparkling water and simple syrup to taste.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
For the garlic aioli: 2 cups Kewpie Mayo 2 tablespoons garlic oil from Confit Garlic above
1 lemon
Kosher salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
1: Make the garlic confit: Cut garlic heads in half horizontally to expose the cloves.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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 2 Jul. 2025.
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