"Dice di aggiungere sale e pepe a gusto."

Translation: It says to add salt and pepper to taste.

[temporalthings]

What would "It says add salt and pepper to taste" mean? I would understand if it said, "It says add salt and pepper FOR taste", but to taste? Is this a mistake in duolingo's translation or is this some kind of cooking jargon I don't understand

[Koolkaren]

It is a recipe phrase. I see 'Add salt and pepper to taste' all the time. :)

[JxPatrizia]

apparently, many non-cooks here. extremely common phrase

[f.formica]

I'd say the latter. It means to add as much salt and pepper as is your taste; if you don't like pepper you can leave it out, if you like spicy food you can put in a lot, and so on. Check out http://www.thekitchn.com/food-science-salting-to-taste-49868

The most common way to express the thought in Italian recipes is "quanto basta", or simply q.b. (as much as needed).

[oktaya]

I just listened to a standup comedian who said "Undress to your comfort level". Similar use. Perhaps it would make more sense to you if it said "to your taste" ?

[Soglio]

The common phrase in a recipe is "to taste."

[haemorrhoid]

Never heard "to taste" before in my life...

[sprachman]

why is "for flavor" wrong? Isn't that more natural