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 That revelry typically continues in the dugout with teammates afterward, and Massey longed to taste it. —

Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024 Season the veal with salt and black pepper to taste, then drizzle lightly with extra-virgin olive oil and rub evenly to coat. —

Tony Ferrari, Saveur, 15 May 2024 My research gave me the opportunity to taste the delicious spears from Firebaugh, Calif. —

Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024 Season with Tapatio, nutmeg, salt and white pepper to taste. —

Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024 Off the heat, season the couscous mixture with salt and pepper to taste, then carefully pour it over the clams. —

Lidey Heuck, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 Season the filling with salt and black pepper to taste. —

Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024 Smart Conform also bases the crop on your project aspect ratio setting, rather than creating new aspect-ratio versions to taste. —

PCMAG, 1 May 2024 The team at Manischewitz had gathered in the test kitchen at the company’s headquarters in Bayonne, N.J., last year to taste the latest version of one of their new offerings. —

Remy Tumin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024

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