Seasoning

Seasoning is the ability to heighten or draw out the essential flavours in a specific foodstuff by using condiments. There many ways of seasoning a dish. The most common are salt and pepper but others include acid (in the form of citrus or vinegar), sugar, herbs, spices and powders. The art is to bring the flavour of the main ingredient to the forefront but not so much that you taste the seasoning itself. The condiment should be a foundation of the dish, supporting not protruding. Generally, if you can taste salt in a dish it is too salty.