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aroma

Definitions of aroma
  1. noun
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
    synonyms: smaakmaker, smaakstof
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    jusblokje
    a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract
    smaakmaker
    a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment
    keukenkruid, keukenkruiden, kruid, toekruid, tuinkruid, tuinkruiden
    aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
    specerij
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
    menthol, pepermunt, pepermuntolie
    oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
    citroenolie
    fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel
    chloornatrium, keukenzout, natriumchloride, tafelzout, zout
    white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
    selderiezout, selderijzout
    ground celery seed and salt
    gember, gemberwortel
    pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
    peper, peperkorrel
    pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
    koriander
    dried coriander seeds used whole or ground
    knoflook
    aromatic bulb used as seasoning
    mosterdzaad
    black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders
    geelwortel, kurkuma
    ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
    kardemom
    aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces
    cayennepeper
    ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
    curry, kerrie, kerriepoeder
    pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices
    paprika, paprikapoeder
    a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
    anijs, anijszaad
    liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
    sesam, sesamzaad
    small oval seeds of the sesame plant
    maanzaad, papaverzaad
    small grey seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items
    ve-tsin
    white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking
    vanille
    a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
    zoetje, zoetmiddel, zoetstof, zoetstoftablet
    something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
    atjar
    spicy or savory condiment
    dompelbad
    tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
    allspice, piment
    ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
    kaneel, pijpkaneel
    spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
    kruidnagel
    spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
    gember, gemberwortel
    dried ground gingerroot
    foelie, macis
    spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
    kruidnoot, muskaat, muskaatnoot, nootmuskaat, notemuskaat, notenmuskaat
    hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground
    basilicum, basiliekruid, bazielkruid
    leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
    laurier, laurierblad
    dried leaf of the bay laurel
    karwij, karwijzaad, komijn, komijnzaad, kummel
    leaves used sparingly in soups and stews
    kervel
    fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach
    venkel
    leaves used for seasoning
    knoflookteentje, teen
    one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
    citroenmelisse
    lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches
    maggi
    stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
    majoraan, marjolein, oregano
    pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
    mosterd
    pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
    peterselie, pieterselie
    aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
    rosmarijn, rozemarijn
    extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
    onze-lieve-vrouwebedstro
    fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine
    dragon
    fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning
    ketch-up, ketchup, tomatenketchup
    thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
    chutney
    a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
    salsa
    spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
    marinade
    mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking
    ketjap, sojasaus
    thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
    azijn, edik
    sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
    saus, tabakssaus
    flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
    beleg, broodbeleg, broodbelegsel
    a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
    aspartaam
    an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener
    bijenhoning, honing, liefelijkheid, lieflijkheid
    a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
    sacharine
    a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
    saccharose, sacharose, suiker
    a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
    siroop
    a thick sweet sticky liquid
    thee, theeblaadje, theeblad
    dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea
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