palate cleansers
Between-course refreshers
Palate cleansers are foods or drinks consumed between courses or tastings to neutralize lingering flavors and prepare the mouth for what comes next.
Common examples include sorbet, pickled ginger, crackers, or sparkling water.
The term extends beyond formal dining to describe anything that provides a mental reset: After that intense drama, I needed a comedy as a palate cleanser.
- lemon sorbetFrozen citrus dessert
- sorbetFrozen fruit confection
- granitaSemi-frozen flavored ice
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
pickled ginger · green tea · ginger · intermezzo · pickle · taste buds · sparkling water · crackers · mint · neutralizer · tasting menus · fine dining · resetting · fresh start · amuse-bouche · water · refreshing · white bread
- dining etiquettetable manners, bread plates, chewing quietly, elbows off table, proper posture
- testing instrumentsspectrophotometer, multimeter, oscilloscope, voltmeter, ohmmeter
palate cleansersmain course
Primary dish served
entrée · pièce de résistance · signature dish · main dish · showstopper
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