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Cacao nibs

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, cacao nibs means: Small pieces of shelled cocoa beans used for their cocoa flavour and crunchy texture.

In Turkish: kakao çekirdeği kırıkları

How it is used

Also called cocoa nibs; they are pieces of bean rather than sweetened chocolate chips.

Example sentences

  1. Cacao nibs added a bitter crunch to the dessert.

    The pieces provide texture and cocoa flavour without being a chocolate coating.

  2. She scattered cacao nibs over the coffee cream.

    The ingredient is used as a small textured garnish.

Common collocations

  • roasted cacao nibs
  • cocoa nib topping
  • garnishA small item of food, such as herbs, a slice of lemon or a sauce dot, added to a dish to make it look and taste better. As a verb, to garnish means to add this.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

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