garnishing

Topping with parsley

Garnishing is adding decorative touches to food before serving—a sprig of parsley, a lemon wedge, a dusting of powdered sugar.

The term extends to any finishing embellishment: She was garnishing her story with colorful details.

In legal contexts, garnishing (or garnishment) means withholding money from someone's wages or bank account to satisfy a debt: The IRS was garnishing his paycheck.

culinary

parsley

Culinary herb for garnishing

edible flowers · lemon zest · mint · dill · basil · scallions · watercress · radish · sesame seeds · furikake

legal

wages

Payment for work

deduction · judgment · court order · creditor · debtor · paycheck · earnings · enforcement · collection · employer

Categories
Opposites
culinary addition vs. removal

garnishingstripping

Removing outer layers

removing · clearing · taking away · depleting · paring down

enhancement vs. plainness

garnishingsimplifying

Making less complex

stripping · minimizing

supplementary vs. core

garnishingmain ingredient

Chief culinary element

substance

Family

garnishings

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G