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.

Examples of to taste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With new spirit years away, and original casks running out, now may be your last chance to taste, or invest in, one of Islay’s most collectible single malts. —Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

An Easy-To-Follow Recipe Luckily, this Mini Coconut-Key Lime Pie Recipe was incredibly easy to follow and so delicious (husband was happy to taste test, just in case). —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 May 2025

Beam also has a few others expressions that would be good to taste side-by-side to see how different brands from the same distillery compare, namely Old Overholt Cask Strength 10 Year and Basil Hayden 10 Year. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 May 2025

Transfer the sandwich to a wire rack and sprinkle with sugar on both sides to taste. —Cathy Thomas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025

Rhymes for to taste

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased