ZEST

Zest

Zest is a food ingredient that is prepared by scraping or cutting from the outer, colorful skin of unwaxed citrus fruits such as lemon, orange, citron, and lime. Zest is used to add flavor to foods.

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zest

Noun

  1. The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
    The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
  2. Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
    Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
  3. The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.

Verb

  1. To scrape the zest from a fruit
  2. To make more zesty


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