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Culinary Arts & Cooking vocabulary · Service & Plating

On the side

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

phraseCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, on the side means: Served separately from the main food rather than placed on or mixed into it.

In Turkish: ayrı olarak, yanında ayrı kapta

How it is used

Common with sauces and dressings in guest requests and kitchen tickets.

Example sentences

  1. The guest requested the dressing on the side.

    The dressing is kept separate from the salad leaves.

  2. Send the pepper sauce on the side with the steak.

    The kitchen instruction changes presentation rather than the sauce recipe.

Common collocations

  • sauce on the side
  • dressing on the side
  • ticketA printed or written order sent from the dining room to the kitchen, showing the table, the dishes and any special requests or allergies.
  • plateTo arrange cooked food on a plate so that it is ready to be served and looks attractive. The noun plating means the way a dish is arranged.

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