garnish with (something)

garnish with (something)

To ornament or embellish something with something else. Often done with food. A noun or pronoun can be used between "garnish" and "with." People often garnish ham with pineapple slices. Hey, where's my cherry? Don't they usually garnish a Shirley Temple with a cherry? A: "Am I supposed to eat this parsley?" B: "No, I think they just garnished your dish with it."

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garnish something with something

to embellish or decorate something, such as food, with something. For the final presentation, I will garnish the dish with a sprig of parsley. The roast was garnished with slices of apple.

See also: garnish

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