seasoning

Noun
  1. Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts (synset 107825344)
    is a type of: fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    subtypes:
    • cola extract - a flavoring extracted from the kola nut
    • anchovy paste - paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads
    • bouillon cube - a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
    • condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
    • herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
    • spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
    • peppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
    • spearmint oil - an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant
    • lemon oil - fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel
    • oil of wintergreen, wintergreen oil - oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
    • common salt, salt, table salt - white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
    • celery salt - ground celery seed and salt
    • garlic salt - ground dried garlic and salt
    • onion salt - ground dried onion and salt
    • seasoned salt - combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate
    • sour salt - crystals of citric acid used as seasoning
    • ginger, gingerroot - pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
    • pepper, peppercorn - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
    • sassafras - dried root bark of the sassafras tree
    • coriander, coriander seed - dried coriander seeds used whole or ground
    • fennel seed - aromatic anis-scented seeds
    • fenugreek, fenugreek seed - aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
    • ail, garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning
    • garlic chive - large flat leaves used as chive is used
    • mustard seed - black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders
    • nasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
    • turmeric - ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
    • cardamom, cardamon, cardamum - aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces
    • cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
    • chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
    • curry powder - pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices
    • paprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
    • angelica - candied stalks of the angelica plant
    • almond extract - flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol
    • anise, anise seed, aniseed - liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
    • juniper berries - berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin
    • saffron - dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
    • benniseed, sesame seed - small oval seeds of the sesame plant
    • caraway seed - aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning
    • poppy seed - small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items
    • dill seed - seed of the dill plant used as seasoning
    • celery seed - seed of the celery plant used as seasoning
    • lemon extract - a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons
    • monosodium glutamate, msg - white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking
    • vanilla bean - long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring
    • vanilla, vanilla extract - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
    • sweetener, sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
    • mocha - a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate
    • cassareep - a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking
    same as: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner
  2. The act of adding a seasoning to food (synset 100249235)
    is a type of: change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
    subtypes:
    • salting - the act of adding salt to food
    • sweetening - the act of adding a sweetener to food
    is a part of: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

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