noun

tasting

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noun

An organised event where people sample small amounts of food or drink, usually to compare and judge them.

"We booked a tasting at the vineyard to try their new reds."

"The bakery ran a bread tasting to launch its new sourdough range."

The act of putting a small amount of food or drink in your mouth to check its flavour.

"A quick tasting told the chef the soup needed more salt."

How to Use Tasting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTrying a small amount of food or drink to check or compare its flavour, often as an organised event.

Common pairings

wine tasting a tasting menu blind tasting

tastings plural

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We booked a _____ at the vineyard to try their new reds.

From Middle English tastynge, formed from taste plus the -ing ending.

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