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Infuse

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, infuse means: To extract flavour from an ingredient by leaving it in a liquid or fat.

In Turkish: aromasını sıvıya geçirmek

How it is used

Use infuse something with a flavour, or let herbs infuse in a liquid.

Example sentences

  1. Infuse the cream with vanilla before making the custard.

    Vanilla transfers flavour into the cream used as a base.

  2. The rosemary infused the oil with a woody aroma.

    The sentence focuses on flavour transferred from herb to oil.

Common collocations

  • infused oil
  • infuse with vanilla
  • ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.
  • seasonTo add salt, pepper or other flavourings to food to improve its taste. Well seasoned means the salt and flavour are at the right level.

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