overspice

English

Etymology

over- +‎ spice

Verb

overspice (third-person singular simple present overspices, present participle overspicing, simple past and past participle overspiced)

1. (transitive) To add too much spice to (a dish).
   • 1953, June Evans Platt, Sophie Kerr, The Best I Ever Ate: A Practical Home Cook Book, page 56:

     A whiff of nutmeg adds to its distinctive merit, but don't overspice it.

   • 2005, Lela Nargi, Around the Table: Women on Food, Cooking, Nourishment, Love ... and the Mothers who Dished it Up for Them, →ISBN, page 76:

     I tend to overspice things, to go for big, peasant flavors.

   • 2014, John Hailman, The Search for Good Wine: From the Founding Fathers to the Modern Table, →ISBN:

     Mulate's did not overspice the already spicy crawfish, and the accompanying sauce of onions and peppers was among the best I've tasted in years.