garnieren

to garnish; to decorate a dish before serving

verb gar-NEER-en Rare

Origin: from French 'garnir'

Usage Note

garnieren means adding a decorative and often edible topping or side to a finished dish — herbs, lemon slices, sauce swirls. Mit Petersilie garnieren (to garnish with parsley) is one of the most common final steps in German recipes.

Examples

"Die Suppe mit Schnittlauchröllchen garnieren."

Natural Translation

Garnish the soup with chive rolls.

Literal Translation

The soup with chive-rolls garnish.

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