Spanish Phrase
Sazona con sal y nuez moscada.
Meaning
The sentence is a cooking instruction that tells someone to add salt and nutmeg to a dish. It uses the informal command form, which is common in recipe texts and kitchen talk.
When to use
Use this phrase when you are giving or following a recipe, especially for sauces, soups, or desserts that benefit from a warm, aromatic spice like nutmeg. It works in both spoken and written cooking directions.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Sazonaconsalynuez moscada
Imperative (tú)
‘Sazona’ is the affirmative imperative form of the verb ‘sazonar’ for the informal ‘tú’ subject.
Preposition ‘con’
‘Con’ means ‘with’ and links the verb to the ingredients that follow.
Noun gender
‘Sal’ is a feminine noun (la sal) but the article is omitted in recipes.
Coordinating conjunction ‘y’
‘Y’ joins two items in a list, here two seasonings.
Compound noun ‘nuez moscada’
‘Nuez moscada’ is a fixed expression for the spice ‘nutmeg’; it stays together as one lexical unit.
🗨In Conversation
¿Cómo preparo la salsa de champiñones?
How do I prepare the mushroom sauce?
Sazona con sal y nuez moscada.
Season it with salt and nutmeg.
✕Common Mistakes
Sazona con la sal y la nuez moscada.
In recipes the articles are usually omitted; adding ‘la’ sounds unnatural.
Sazona con sal y nuez de Moscú.
‘Nuez de Moscú’ is a literal translation that does not exist in Spanish; the correct term is ‘nuez moscada’.
Sazona con sal y nuez mosacado.
‘Moscado’ is an adjective; the noun is ‘nuez moscada’. Using the adjective changes the meaning.
↔Alternatives
Añade sal y nuez moscada.
Add salt and nutmeg.
Espolvorea sal y nuez moscada.
Sprinkle salt and nutmeg.
Sazona con una pizca de sal y una pizca de nuez moscada.
Season with a pinch of salt and a pinch of nutmeg.
Cultural Tip
Nutmeg (nuez moscada) is widely used in Spanish cuisine, especially in sweet pastries like roscón de Reyes, in béchamel sauces, and in traditional holiday drinks such as ‘café con leche y nuez moscada’. When a recipe calls for it, the spice is usually grated fresh because the flavor fades quickly after grinding.