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Sprinkle

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCore term

In culinary arts & cooking, sprinkle means: To scatter small particles or drops over a surface.

In Turkish: serpmek

How it is used

Often followed by with or over: sprinkle with herbs or sprinkle herbs over food.

Example sentences

  1. Sprinkle chopped herbs over the soup before serving.

    Small pieces are distributed across the dish's surface.

  2. The baker sprinkled seeds over the bread dough.

    The action places a scattered topping on the unbaked dough.

Common collocations

  • sprinkle with herbs
  • sprinkle seeds over
  • 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.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

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