condiment
Sign in to savethumb|Salt and pepper at a modern restaurantthumb|upright=1.35|Tray of condiments and spices A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to enhance the flavor, to complement the dish, or to impart a specific flavor. Such specific flavors generally add sweetness or pungency, or sharp or piquant flavors. The seasonings and spices common in many different cuisine arise from global introductions of foreign trade. Condiments include those added to cooking to impart flavor, such as barbecue sauce and soy sauce; those added before serving, such as mayonnaise in a sand
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A condiment is a preparation added to food—typically after cooking—to enhance its flavor, complement the dish, or add a specific taste like sweetness, sharpness, or pungency. Condiments range from items like soy sauce and barbecue sauce that are added during cooking to others like mayonnaise that are added before serving, and their variety reflects global trade and the flavors valued across different cuisines.
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thumb|Salt and pepper at a modern restaurantthumb|upright=1.35|Tray of condiments and spices A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to enhance the flavor, to complement the dish, or to impart a specific flavor. Such specific flavors generally add sweetness or pungency, or sharp or piquant flavors. The seasonings and spices common in many different cuisine arise from global introductions of foreign trade. Condiments include those added to cooking to impart flavor, such as barbecue sauce and soy sauce; those added before serving, such as mayonnaise in a sandwich; and those added tableside to taste, such as ketchup with fast food. Condiments can also provide other health benefits to diets that lack micronutrients.
==Definition== thumb|Various condiments at Sangha market in Mali, 1992. The exact definition of a condiment varies. Some definitions encompass spices and herbs, including salt and pepper, using the term interchangeably with seasoning. Others restrict the definition to include only "prepared food compound[s], containing one or more spices", which are added to food after the cooking process, such as mustard, ketchup or mint sauce.