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garnish

garnish

48 3.2
A small food item added to a dish to decorate and add flavor
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɑrnɪʃ/
translation icon : guarnición
  • For the cocktail, she chose a garnish of lemon zest and a sprig of mint.
  • a parsley garnish
  • a lemon garnish
  • a lime garnish

We've got a grapefruit with brown sugar garnish.

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Examples

  • I can use that as a garnish.

  • A little bit of onion garnish, a little bit of nuts.

  • In the dim brown morning, breakfast was again soup, with a garnish of sea vegetables.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • A hand places a garnish of parsley on it, then carries the plate to the lunch counter.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • For color, she added a garnish of crisp, carved radish roses.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Top the mound of noodles with the soft-boiled egg and garnish with the onion.

    Blog text (25)
  • I added some spices for flavor to the sauce, and coriander for garnish and freshness.

  • And featured on the menu on this particular day was Pachyrhinosaur carpaccio with a garnish of sagebrush and just a soupçon of wild asparagus.

  • The chef added a garnish of fresh herbs to the dish for a pop of color.

  • The dessert was served with a garnish of whipped cream and berries on top.

Synonyms

topping
vsgarnish
50 1.8

Food put on top of a dish to add flavor or decorate

is any added item that may be simple or small rather than mixed ingredient
mint garnish
vsgarnish
3.0

A small mint leaf or sprig put on food and drink to decorate and add fresh flavor

is the general term covering any added decorative or flavoring item
garniture
vsgarnish
  • Archaic
8.9

A small decoration added to food to make the dish look nicer

is used for decoration or to add flavor, not only ornamentation

Compounds

A small mint leaf or sprig put on food and drink to decorate and add fresh flavor

How Attractive

to decorate
226 1.9
garnish
48 3.2
to plate
  • Specialized
13 3.5
to arrange
162 1.7
to place
1.0

Surface Forms

garnish singular
garnishes plural

Etymology

Garnish comes from the old French verb garnir, which meant 'to equip' or 'to decorate'. So a garnish is something added to a dish to 'dress' it and make it look or taste better.