tasting
noun
tast·ing
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Definition of tasting
: an occasion for sampling a selection of foods or drinks in order to compare qualities
a wine tasting
Examples of tasting in a Sentence
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Which brings me to a recent meal at Dialogue, Dave Beran’s 18-seat, tasting-menu restaurant on the second floor of a food court on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. — Los Angeles Times, "Summer is the best time to visit Santa Monica’s modernist Dialogue," 24 Aug. 2019 Perhaps my favorite things on the tasting menu, however, were the mocktail pairings. — Agatha French, Orange County Register, "Lake Tahoe: The jewel of the Sierras shines bright," 21 Aug. 2019 The best way to experience Aria is via the restaurant’s seven-course chef’s tasting menu, which changes nightly, but typically includes three lighter, vegetable-forward dishes, three meat and seafood dishes, and dessert. — al, "Visit the best restaurants in Atlanta’s food neighborhoods," 19 Aug. 2019 The tasting menu turns a meal into an event, serving as both dinner and entertainment for the evening. — Fortune, "Vancouver Is a Haven for Cheap but Delicious Tasting Menus," 18 Aug. 2019 But to order only pasta—for example, the five-course tasting menu—would be to miss the secondi, which include a beautiful veal cheek in gremolata and a charred sirloin with herb salad. — Jessica Henderson, The New Yorker, "Rezdôra Brings Northern Italy to New York City," 9 Aug. 2019 Food and Beverage Chef and founder of Patina Catering, Joachim Splichal, returns to handle the tasting menu, which will include a bevy of small plates and reinterpretations of classic dishes. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Emmys: First-Look at the TV Academy's Governors Ball," 8 Aug. 2019 Surrender to Cueva's kitchen for a tasting menu that relies predominantly on the same native ingredients found in Puerto Rico's simple country kitchens, or fondas, especially fish and vegetables, and paired beautifully with a variety of wines. — David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Spend 72 Hours in San Juan, Puerto Rico," 6 Aug. 2019 Your best bet is the tasting menu, which allows a person to sample the full variety of flavors. — Mark Rogers, USA TODAY, "Taking a family vacation to Jamaica? 10 reasons to leave your all-inclusive resort," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tasting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tasting
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tasting
: a social event at which something (such as food or wine) is sampled and tasted
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