Flavouring is a substance you put into food or drink so it tastes of something, or so that taste is stronger. Vanilla flavouring in cake, strawberry flavouring in sweets, a few drops in a fizzy drink: that is this word.

Flavouring is a substanceflavouring是一種東西 you put into food or drink加進食物或飲料裡 so it tastes of something, or so that taste is stronger讓它有某種味道，或讓味道更明顯 Vanilla flavouring in cake, strawberry flavouring in sweets, a few drops in a fizzy drink像是蛋糕裡的香草flavouring、糖果裡的草莓flavouring、汽水裡加的幾滴 that is this word講的就是這個字

It can come from a real plant, or it can be made in a factory to copy that taste. Packets in Britain say flavouring or flavourings; American packets say flavoring.

It can come from a real plant它可以是真的植物做的 or it can be made in a factory to copy that taste也可以是工廠做出來模仿那個味道的 Packets in Britain say flavouring or flavourings英國的包裝上寫flavouring或flavourings American packets say flavoring美國的包裝寫flavoring

The taste itself is flavour. Flavouring is the extra you add.

The taste itself is flavour味道本身叫flavour Flavouring is the extra you addflavouring則是你額外加進去的東西

A vanilla pod and a bottle of vanilla flavouring can both make ice cream taste of vanilla, but they are not the same thing — one is the plant, the other is a prepared substance, sometimes very strong, sometimes a bit fake if you use too much.

A vanilla pod and a bottle of vanilla flavouring一根香草莢和一瓶香草flavouring can both make ice cream taste of vanilla都可以讓冰淇淋有香草味 but they are not the same thing但它們不是同一回事 one is the plant, the other is a prepared substance一個是植物，一個是加工做出來的東西 sometimes very strong, sometimes a bit fake if you use too much有時候味道很濃，用太多還可能有點假

Though actually, home cooks also say seasoning, but that is more salt, pepper, and herbs. Flavouring is especially the bottled, powdered, or industrial kind, the thing on an ingredients list.

Though actually, home cooks also say seasoning不過其實家常煮飯的人也會說seasoning but that is more salt, pepper, and herbs但那比較是指鹽、胡椒和香草類的調味料 Flavouring is especially the bottled, powdered, or industrial kindflavouring特別是指瓶裝、粉狀，或工業製造的那種 the thing on an ingredients list就是成分表上會列出來的那種東西

You can also count it: a flavouring, several flavourings.

You can also count it這個字也可以算數量 a flavouring, several flavourings像是a flavouring（一種香精）、several flavourings（好幾種香精）