macerate

Rhymes with "marinate," (or whatever, geez) and means something similar. But instead of infusing meat with flavor, you're soaking fruit in sugar or something else. Why would you do something so nice to fruit? Let's get into it.Macerating isn't limited to sweet applications. Fruit can be macerated in liquor, its own juice, even vinegar. The…

To macerate is simply to soak a food (usually fruit) in a liquid (usually alcohol) to infuse it with flavor by letting it sit for a while. A great example of maceration is limoncello, a liqueur made simply by soaking fresh lemon peels in grain alcohol for a few weeks, shaking the bottle occasionally. It's…