gaau3 mei6校味
Jyutpinggaau3 mei6
Yalegaau meih
Definition
To adjust the seasoning of food while cooking.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the final stage of cooking where you adjust the balance of salt, sugar, or soy sauce to reach the desired flavor profile. It implies a process of tasting and tweaking rather than just dumping in ingredients at the start. You will often hear it used when someone is checking if a dish is ready to be served.
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Do not confuse this with the general act of adding ingredients or marinating, which would be 醃. 校味 is strictly about the final adjustment of taste before serving.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
