To coat food lightly and evenly with dry ingredients such as flour, breadcrumbs, or seasoned coating by dragging it through or sprinkling the coating over it. This creates a protective layer and adds texture when cooking.
From Middle English 'dragge', related to 'drag', describing the motion of pulling food through coating ingredients. The culinary term evolved from the general sense of gathering or collecting material, as the food 'collects' the coating during the dragging motion.
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