seasoning

nouns

something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
is derived from
season
the act of adding a seasoning to food
seasoning
is derived from
season
is a part of
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cookery, cooking, preparation
is a type of (narrower)
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
change of state