1. tasting (food or drink) for poison
2. checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
3. Food tasterA food taster is a person that takes food to be served to someone else to confirm that it is safe to eat and does not contain toxins or poisons. The person to whom the food is going to be served is usually an important person, like an emperor or monarch, or anyone that could possibly be under threat of assassination or harm. In ancient Rome, the duty was often given to a slave (termed the praegustator).
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Read “Food taster” on English Wikipedia
Read “毒見” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Food taster” on DBpedia
毒見 【どくみ】
毒味: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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