Sentence examples for flakes from inspiring English sources

The word "flakes" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to small, flat pieces of something, such as a cereal grain or snow. For example, "The winter sky was filled with snowflakes."

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flakes

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Plural of flake

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To climb in this fashion a climber will hammer a peg (or "piton") into a crack, wedge chocks – pieces of metal of various sizes and shapes – into it or place a skyhook (a very small grappling hook) over flakes of rock and edges.

I've stuck with the classic saffron to flavour the rice, but feel free to experiment with other herbs and spices; Hartnett goes for chopped parsley and Carluccio adds a pinch of nutmeg, but chilli flakes might also work well with the bland mozzarella.

Its base is dashi, a stock made from kelp and dried bonito flakes that is fundamental to Japanese cuisine, here increased in value by the addition of clam liquor and the faint smokiness of an accompanying bit of grilled lobster.

Since 2010, AgriProtein has been working on developing technology that sees insects fed on streams of biowaste, including slaughterhouse waste, and then processed into flakes which can be fed to pigs and sheep.

Makes 4 220g uncooked short-grain Japanese rice 270ml water 10g katsuobushi (fish flakes) Soy sauce 4 medium umeboshi (pickled plums), stone removed 1 sheet of nori seaweed, cut into 4 strips Sea salt 1 Wash the rice in cold water and drain, repeating until the water is clear.

Sprinkle some chilli flakes over the top to serve.

But for Robertson, Cereal Anytime's angle is portion size rather than sheer choice of flakes, loops and clusters.

Remove from the heat, pour into a bowl and leave to cool. 3 Over a medium heat, melt the butter and syrup in a saucepan, then add the flakes and chopped nuts and stir for a couple of minutes.

However, you can leave out the kombu and bonito flakes, and use dashi granules instead.

Related: Afternoon tea by way of Pakistan Serves 4 1 medium cauliflower 3 tbsp gram flour ½ tsp sea salt flakes ¾ tsp chilli powder Black pepper 3 tbsp olive oil Juice from half a lemon 1 Cut the cauliflower into bitesize pieces.

Serves 4 For the chilli salt 1 tbsp sea salt flakes 1 tbsp golden caster sugar ½ tsp cayenne pepper Zest of 1 lime For the pineapple 1 pineapple, peeled and sliced into rings 1 tbsp butter 20ml water or rum 1 To make the chilli salt, put all the ingredients into a food processor and blitz to a fine powder. 2 Put a heavy-bottomed frying pan or skillet over a medium-to-high heat.

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