flakes

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And when it comes to building a menu, they’re leaning into pantry staples with personality from Flamingo Estate’s vinegar made from fuyu and hachiya persimmons to smoked sea-salt flakes from Maldon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Or a pinch of red pepper flakes if you want a little spark.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The team created the nanoscrolls by rolling flat MXene flakes into tiny tubular structures that are about ten thousand times thinner than a water pipe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

But one of these candidates needs to put some pepper flakes in the paste if they want to break out of the pack.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Mrs. Glass brushed off a few more imaginary tobacco flakes.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger