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Definition of Semisweet
1. Adjective. Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness.
Definition of Semisweet
1. Adjective. Partially sweet or sweetened but having a distinct bitter component. Especially used to describe dark chocolate which is much less sugary than milk chocolate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semisweet
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semisweet
Literary usage of Semisweet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 100 to 169 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"(3) semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate is sweet chocolate that contains
not less than 35 percent by weight of chocolate liquor complying with the ..."
2. Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Cookbook by Susan Pollack (2005)
"semisweet chocolate morsels, divided 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour,
divided 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Microwave the first 3 ..."
3. Composition of Foods: Baked Products: Raw, Processed, Prepared (1994)
"... chocolate chips in both commercial and prepared- from-recipe cookies are
standard semisweet chocolate chips that contain chocolate rather than cocoa. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1910)
"The semisweet pith and sometimes the flowers were used in medicine. The development
of a broom corn from some loose - panicled sorghum took place in Italy ..."
5. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893 by Committee on Awards, World's Columbian Commission, United States (1901)
"... the product of red grapes not fermented on the husk, semisweet, light, and
pleasant. The latter was recommended for award as " fair," but dropped by the ..."
6. Home Chefs of the World: Rice and Rice-based Recipes by Inderjeet K. Virmani (1991)
"Chocolate glaze 1/4 c butter 4 tbsp milk 50 grams semisweet chocolate 2 c sugar
Melt together chocolate, butter, and milk over boiling water. ..."
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