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Condiment

Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning.

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Catsup 76% connected

A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc.

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Chutney 76% connected

Alt. of Chutnee

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Dip 76% connected

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

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Ketchup 76% connected

A sauce. See Catchup.

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Marinade 76% connected

A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.

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Mustard 76% connected

The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard o…

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Paste 76% connected

A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.

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Relish 76% connected

To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to exper…

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Sauce 76% connected

A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint…

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Soy 76% connected

A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and th…

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Spread 76% connected

of Spread

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Vinegar 76% connected

A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of w…

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Flavoring 76% connected

of Flavor

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Seasoner 76% connected

One who, or that which, seasons, or gives a relish; a seasoning.

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Seasoning 76% connected

of Season

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