garnish with

Meaning

This phrase means to decorate a dish or drink with a small amount of food, such as herbs, lemon slices, or grated cheese, to add flavor or visual appeal. It is commonly found in recipes, cooking shows, and restaurant descriptions.

Examples

• Before serving, garnish the soup with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

  Before serving, garnish the soup with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

• You can garnish the chocolate cake with some fresh raspberries.

  You can garnish the chocolate cake with some fresh raspberries.

• The bartender decided to garnish the cocktail with a twist of orange peel.

  The bartender decided to garnish the cocktail with a twist of orange peel.

• Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil right before the dish goes to the table.

  Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil right before the dish goes to the table.

• I like to garnish my curry with chopped cilantro and a wedge of lime.

  I like to garnish my curry with chopped cilantro and a wedge of lime.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Garnish the plate by parsley.

  ✓ Garnish the plate with parsley.

  The correct preposition to use after 'garnish' to indicate the decorative ingredient is 'with,' not 'by'.

• ✗ Decorate the soup with some green onions.

  ✓ Garnish the soup with some green onions.

  While 'decorate' is grammatically correct, 'garnish' is the specific culinary term used for food presentation.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Just before serving, you should ___ some fresh basil leaves.

  💡 Decorate the dish using a small herb.

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  garnish with

• The chef likes to ___ toasted sesame seeds for extra crunch.

  💡 Add a decorative topping of.

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  garnish with