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Narrator: Today's word is "Rind" — noun, pronounced /raɪnd/, with the stress on "rind".
Narrator: Rind is the hard outer layer of some fruits, cheeses or bacon.
Narrator: In plain English, it is the tough outer skin.
Narrator: It comes from Old English rind, bark.
Narrator: A common collocation is "lemon rind", which describes the zesty yellow skin.
Narrator: It differs from "peel", because peel is thinner and easy to remove, while rind is thicker and tougher.
Narrator: In a second sense, cheese rind is the firm outer crust.
Narrator: Cooking, cheesemaking, farming and nutrition all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: rind is the tough outer coat.
Speaker A: Can I eat the brie skin?
Speaker B: Yes, the RIND is edible! It comes from Old English for bark.
Speaker A: And parmesan rind?
Speaker B: Pop it in soup for flavour.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Grate the lemon rind", a recipe. "Cut the rind off the bacon", cooking. "The watermelon rind is thick", summer.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Pronounce it to rhyme with "find", not "tinned".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Peel is its cousin, skin its twin, and zest an alternative — yet rind keeps its tangy charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "rind" in AI prompts — useful for recipe apps and waste reduction.
Speaker A: How for recipes?
Speaker B: Use every part.
Prompt: Give a recipe that uses parmesan rind to flavour a vegetable soup.
Speaker A: And waste?
Speaker B: Reduce scraps.
Prompt: Suggest five ways to use leftover citrus rind at home.
Speaker A: Could it help labelling?
Speaker B: Yes, for cheese.
Prompt: Write a cheese label saying whether the rind is edible.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Pickles.
Prompt: Write a recipe for pickled watermelon rind.
Rind — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary