Condiments
Seasonings and flavorings that are generally added to foods by the consumer after preparation.
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- agar - noun a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods; any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
- aioli - noun garlic mayonnaise
- allemande sauce - noun egg-thickened veloute
- ammonium chloride - noun a white salt used in dry cells
- amora - noun one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments
- anchovy paste - noun paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads
- apple sauce - noun puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
- aspic - noun savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
- au jus - adj. served in its natural juices or gravy
- barbecue sauce - noun spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce
- benedictine - adj. of or relating to the Benedictines; of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works; noun a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks; a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
- beurre noisette - noun clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
- blue cheese dressing - noun vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese; creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
- bran - noun food prepared from the husks of cereal grains; broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- brand - noun a recognizable kind; identification mark on skin, made by burning; a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning; a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a name given to a product or service; verb burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals; mark or expose as infamous; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- bread - noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; informal terms for money; verb cover with bread crumbs
- bread sauce - noun creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion
- brown sauce - noun bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.; a sauce based on soy sauce
- butter - noun an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use; a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head; verb spread butter on
- butter churn - noun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
- butter cookie - noun cookie containing much butter
- butter knife - noun a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter
- butterfat - noun the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
- butterscotch - noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
- buttery - adj. resembling or containing or spread with butter; unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; noun a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals; a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- caesar salad - noun typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg
- calcium chloride - noun a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent
- caper - noun a playful leap or hop; a crime (especially a robbery); pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces; any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis; a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; verb jump about playfully
- carbonara - noun sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese
- caste - noun a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth; (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity; social status or position conferred by a system based on class
- celery salt - noun ground celery seed and salt
- chateaubriand - noun a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin; French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
- cheese - noun a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk; erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States; verb wind onto a cheese; used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)
- chicken kiev - noun pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried
- chocolate syrup - noun sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water
- chow chow - noun breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
- churning - adj. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
- chutney - noun chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
- clam dip - noun a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese
- clarified butter - noun butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids
- cocktail sauce - noun usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice
- coleslaw - noun basically shredded cabbage
- company - noun an institution created to conduct business; a unit of firefighters including their equipment; a social gathering of guests or companions; organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); small military unit; usually two or three platoons; the state of being with someone; crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship; a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; a social or business visitor; verb be a companion to somebody
- condiment - noun a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
- confit - noun a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat
- confiture - noun preserved or candied fruit
- cooking - noun the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
- corned beef - noun beef cured or pickled in brine
- cranberry sauce - noun sauce made of cranberries and sugar
- cream - noun toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin; the part of milk containing the butterfat; the best people or things in a group; verb add cream to one's coffee, for example; put on cream, as on one's face or body; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; make creamy by beating; remove from the surface
- creamery - noun a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
- croissant - noun very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
- crosse - noun a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
- crouton - noun a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads
- cruet-stand - noun a stand for cruets containing various condiments
- dairy product - noun milk and butter and cheese
- danish pastry - noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
- dash - noun a quick run; the act of moving with great haste; distinctive and stylish elegance; the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; a footrace run at top speed; a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text; verb add an enlivening or altering element to; destroy or break; break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; hurl or thrust violently; cause to lose courage; run or move very quickly or hastily
- dish - noun a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation; a particular item of prepared food; the quantity that a dish will hold; an activity that you like or at which you are superior; a very attractive or seductive looking woman; verb make concave; shape like a dish; provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- drawn butter - noun butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids
- drink - noun the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; a single serving of a beverage; any large deep body of water; the act of swallowing; any liquid suitable for drinking; verb take in liquids; consume alcohol; drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; propose a toast to
- duck sauce - noun a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment
- evans - noun British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941); United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
- fettuccine alfredo - noun fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese
- firkin - noun a small wooden keg; a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- flavour - noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; (physics) the six kinds of quarks; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; verb lend flavor to
- fond - adj. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; absurd or silly because unlikely; extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; having or displaying warmth or affection
- food - noun any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue; anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking; any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
- food product - noun a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
- french dressing - noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
- fudge - noun soft creamy candy; verb fake or falsify; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- gardener - noun someone who takes care of a garden; someone employed to work in a garden
- gari - noun cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
- garlic butter - noun butter seasoned with mashed garlic
- garlic salt - noun ground dried garlic and salt
- garlic sauce - noun garlic mayonnaise
- gelatin dessert - noun jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water
- ghee - noun clarified butter used in Indian cookery
- ginger - adj. (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; noun pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery; dried ground gingerroot; perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems; liveliness and energy; verb add ginger to in order to add flavor
- goober - noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
- gravy - noun basically the juices that drip from cooking meats; a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- guacamole - noun a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings
- halite - noun naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
- halobacterium - noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
- halophile - noun archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
- hard sauce - noun butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings
- heinz - noun United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919)
- hill - noun a local and well-defined elevation of the land; risque English comedian (1925-1992); United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916); structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands; verb form into a hill
- hoisin sauce - noun a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment
- horseradish - noun grated horseradish root; coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root; the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- hot sauce - noun a pungent peppery sauce
- indian relish - noun chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
- italian dressing - noun a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill
- jell-o - noun fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
- just - adj. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all; of moral excellence; adv. only a moment ago; absolutely; by a small margin; and nothing more; indicating exactness or preciseness
- ketchup - noun thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
- magnolia - noun any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms; dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
- manufacturer - noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product; someone who manufactures something
- marmalade - noun a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
- marmite - noun a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup; soup cooked in a large pot
- mayhaw - noun hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves
- mayonnaise - noun egg yolks and oil and vinegar
- mccormick - noun United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945); United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884)
- mint sauce - noun sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves
- mojo - noun a magic power or magic spell
- mornay sauce - noun onion-flavored creamy cheese sauce with egg yolk and grated cheese
- mushroom sauce - noun brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms
- mushy peas - noun marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips
- mustard - noun leaves eaten as cooked greens; pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds; any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
- new zealand - noun North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific; an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
- olive oil - noun oil from olives
- pastrami - noun highly seasoned cut of smoked beef
- peach sauce - noun for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney
- pear - noun sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties; Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
- pepper - noun sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum; pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground; climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam; any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers; verb attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; add pepper to
- peru - noun a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
- pesto - noun a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
- piccalilli - noun relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion
- pickled herring - noun herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar)
- plum sauce - noun for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney
- polonaise - noun a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
- potassium chloride - noun salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency
- preserves - noun fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
- pyroligneous acid - noun a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars
- raita - noun an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices
- relish - noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; spicy or savory condiment; vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment; verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- russian dressing - noun mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added
- sabra - noun a native-born Israeli
- sake - noun a reason for wanting something done; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
- salad cream - noun a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise
- salami - noun highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
- salsa - noun spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
- salt - adj. (of speech) painful or bitter; one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water; noun the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth; white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food; a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal); negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons; verb preserve with salt; add zest or liveliness to; sprinkle as if with salt; add salt to
- salting - noun the act of adding salt to food
- saltworks - noun a plant where salt is produced commercially
- sauce - noun flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food; verb add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; dress (food) with a relish; behave saucy or impudently towards
- sauerkraut - noun shredded cabbage fermented in brine
- seasoned salt - noun combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate
- seasoning - noun the act of adding a seasoning to food; something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
- sesame oil - noun oil obtained from sesame seeds
- shortbread - noun very rich thick butter cookie
- shrub - noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
- sloppy joe - noun ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun
- smetana - noun Czech composer (1824-1884)
- sooth - noun truth or reality
- soy sauce - noun thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
- spice - noun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food; aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative; the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored; verb make more interesting or flavorful; add herbs or spices to
- spice islands - noun a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
- spicery - noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- spread - adj. prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; distributed or spread over a considerable extent; fully extended in width; noun act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time; the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); two facing pages of a book or other publication; process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space; a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers; decorative cover for a bed; farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle); a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; a haphazard distribution in all directions; a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; verb distribute or disperse widely; become distributed or widespread; distribute over a surface in a layer; cover by spreading something over; strew or distribute over an area; spread across or over; cause to become widely known; become widely known and passed on; spread out or open from a closed or folded state; move outward
- squeeze - noun the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; the act of gripping and pressing firmly; a twisting squeeze; (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; a tight or amorous embrace; an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high; verb press firmly; squeeze or press together; squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; squeeze tightly between the fingers; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; press or force; obtain by coercion or intimidation; to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- steak sauce - noun pungent bottled sauce for steak
- syrup - noun a thick sweet sticky liquid
- tabasco sauce - noun very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppers
- table salt - noun white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
- tahini - noun a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
- tartar sauce - noun mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish
- template - noun a model or standard for making comparisons
- tomato sauce - noun sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta
- turbatrix aceti - noun minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar
- unit - noun a single undivided whole; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- united states - noun North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776; the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
- upfield - adj. away from the defending teams' end of the playing field
- vinaigrette - noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
- vinegar - noun sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative; dilute acetic acid
- vol-au-vent - noun puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce
- wasabi - noun the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish; a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root
- wine sauce - noun white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat
- yak butter - noun butter made from yaks' milk
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