ladled
Served the soup
Ladled is the past tense of ladle, meaning to scoop and serve liquid with a long-handled cup-shaped utensil.
The word appears most often with soups, stews, and sauces: She ladled the chowder into bowls.
Figuratively, to ladle something out is to dispense it generously: He ladled out praise to everyone on the team.
Lay nestled back-to-front
- dishedConcave or gossiped
- pouredMade liquid flow out
- dollopedAdded in blobs
- servedProvided food or assistance
portioned · bailed · skimmed · dipped · transferred · distributed · dispensed · doled
Clear simmered meat liquid
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- chowderThick creamy seafood soup
- minestroneItalian vegetable soup
gazpacho · bouillon · ramen · pho · miso · gumbo · potage · borscht
Deep rounded containers
- portionsDivided amounts allocated
- helpingsMeasured food portions
- servingsIndividual food portions
- mealsScheduled eating occasions
courses · nourishment · hospitality · dishing · plating · feeding · catering · buffet
Gave in limited shares
- bestowedGave formally as gift
- dispensedGave out portions
- distributedDivided and given out
- showeredWashed under running water
heaped · shared · offered · provided · abundant · bountiful · generous portions · openhandedness
Paprika-seasoned meat stew
- casseroleSlow-cooked oven dish
- curryAromatic South Asian dish
- tagineEarthenware pot and stew
- bourguignonFrench regional cooking method
ragout · hotpot · chili · jambalaya · feijoada · bouillabaisse · cioppino · Irish stew
spooned
Lay nestled back-to-front
served · portioned · bailed · skimmed · dipped · transferred · distributed · dispensed · doled · heaped
broth
Clear simmered meat liquid
minestrone · gazpacho · bouillon · ramen · pho · miso · gumbo · potage · borscht · tom yum
bowls
Deep rounded containers
meals · courses · nourishment · hospitality · dishing · plating · feeding · catering · buffet · banquet
doled
Gave in limited shares
- bestowedGave formally as gift
- dispensedGave out portions
- distributedDivided and given out
showered · heaped · shared · offered · provided · abundant · bountiful · generous portions · openhandedness
goulash
Paprika-seasoned meat stew
bourguignon · ragout · hotpot · chili · jambalaya · feijoada · bouillabaisse · cioppino · Irish stew · adobo
- scooped uppicked up, lifted, cupped, spooned, shoveled
- distributedgave, shared, handed out, passed out, dealt
ladleddrained
Emptied of resources
emptied · siphoned · bailed out · pumped out · withheld
- soup ladleDeep spoon for serving
- ladle metallurgySteel purification in pouring vessel
- gravy ladleDeep spoon for sauces
- sauce ladleSpouted spoon for pouring