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tasting

tasting

9 1.1
A small amount of food or drink you try to check its taste
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪstɪŋ/
: degustación
  • I'd love to include them in a blind tasting next and see what happens.
  • wine tasting
  • tasting room
  • tasting menu

Oh OK, So as you say that, can you remember the sensation of tasting those three things?

Examples

  • But it was a blind tasting and that one won every time.

  • One orders the tasting menu, the other one a la carte.

    Burnt (2015)

  • In fact, he's making me and the guys a special tasting menu just for us.

    Think Like a Man Too (2014)

  • Welcome to Juan's Marvelous Mole tasting!

    Cupids on Beacon Street (2021)

  • Wristbands will be sold for $10 and $15, giving guests access to tastings from local restaurants.

    Blog text (21)

  • Known for its sweet, fine taste, Snickers is probably one of the best-tasting chocolate bars available today.

    Blog text (14)

  • At least Edmundo was able to reschedule the new salad dressing tasting to tomorrow.

    The Wedding Ringer (2015)

  • There is a five-course pasta tasting for $80 and a seasonal menu for $115.

    Blog text (21)

  • The sommelier conducted a tasting of several fine wines for the guests to enjoy.

  • At the culinary festival, we had the chance to participate in a chocolate tasting event.

Synonyms

savoring
vstasting
  • US
1 3.9

Tasting slowly and enjoying a small amount of food or drink to notice its flavor

is used to test quality rather than to enjoy flavor
degustation
vstasting
  • Specialized
1 9.2

To taste small amounts of food or drink carefully to enjoy their flavors

is mainly about trying small amounts to check quality rather than careful flavor appreciation

Compounds

wine tasting
16 3.0

An event where people taste and talk about different wines

sour-tasting
1 1.0

Tasting sharp and like lemon or vinegar

mild-tasting
1 3.4

Having a gentle, not strong taste

sharp-tasting
1 3.9

A strong, slightly sour taste like in aged cheese or salad dressing

pleasant-tasting
1 3.0

A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy

acid-tasting
1 3.9

Having a sharp, sour taste like lemon or vinegar

How Much

tasting
56 2.3
tasting
9 1.1
sip
141 1.0

Surface Forms

tasting singular
tastings plural

Morphology

tasting = taste (transparent) = taste + ing

A straightforward nominalization/gerund from the verb 'taste' meaning the act of tasting.

Etymology

Tasting comes from taste, which means 'to try a small amount' to check the flavor. So a tasting is the act of taking a little food or drink to see how it tastes.