As a noun, a tasting is an organised event where you try small amounts of several different foods or drinks to compare them and decide what you like. A wine tasting is the classic one — you get a little in the glass, you try it, you move to the next. But you will also see a whisky tasting, a tea tasting, a coffee tasting, a cheese tasting, an olive oil tasting.

As a noun當名詞用時, a tasting品嚐會 is是 an organised event一場安排好的活動 where在裡面 you你 try小口試 small amounts少量 of several different foods or drinks幾種不同的食物或飲品 to compare them來比較它們 and而 decide what you like決定自己喜歡哪個。A wine tasting品酒會 is是 the classic one最典型的例子——you你 get拿到 a little一點點 in the glass在杯子裡, you你 try it試喝, you你 move to the next再換下一杯。But但 you你 will also也會看到 see a whisky tasting威士忌品飲會, a tea tasting茶葉品鑑會, a coffee tasting咖啡品鑑會, a cheese tasting起司品鑑會, an olive oil tasting橄欖油品鑑會。

Two things make it a tasting rather than a meal: the portions are small on purpose, and the point is comparing, not filling your stomach. It is countable — 'we went to a tasting', 'they hold three tastings a month'.

Two things兩件事 make it它才算是 a tasting rather than a meal是品嚐會而不是一頓正餐: the portions份量 are small on purpose刻意做得很小, and而 the point重點在於 is比較 comparing, not而不是 filling your stomach填飽肚子。It它 is是 countable可數名詞——'we went to a tasting' 'we went to a tasting', 'they hold three tastings a month' 'they hold three tastings a month'。

Restaurants also use a related phrase you will see on menus here: a tasting menu (品嚐套餐), a long series of very small courses chosen by the chef. And in wine and coffee shops, tasting notes means the written description of what a drink tastes like.

Restaurants餐廳 also也 use使用 a related phrase一個相關的說法 you你 will see會在菜單上看到 on menus here在這裡: a tasting menu tasting menu(品嚐套餐), a long series of一長串 very small courses非常小份的餐點 chosen by the chef由主廚決定。And而在酒和咖啡店裡 in wine and coffee shops, tasting notes tasting notes means指的是 the written description一段書面描述 of what a drink tastes like說明一杯飲品嚐起來的味道。

Of course, tasting is also just the -ing form of the verb taste, and that is the meaning you meet most: 'I'm tasting the soup to see if it needs salt', 'this soup is tasting better now' — though careful, taste is one of those senses verbs, so 'it tastes good' is far more normal than 'it is tasting good'.

Of course當然, tasting tasting也 is also just只是 the -ing form動詞taste的-ing形 of the verb taste, and而 that就是 is the meaning你最常遇到的意思 you meet most: 'I'm tasting the soup to see if it needs salt' 'I'm tasting the soup to see if it needs salt', 'this soup is tasting better now' 'this soup is tasting better now'——though但要小心 careful, taste taste是 is one of those senses verbs那種感官動詞之一, so所以 'it tastes good' 'it tastes good'遠比 is far more normal than 'it is tasting good' 'it is tasting good'自然得多。