That tag is strange, while looking for a tag "purifying" that tag shows up. And I don't really know the purpose of that tag. Currently there are no questions under that tag.
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There are four questions tagged "puree" - cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/puree?sort=newest Did you mean no one has tagged anything "purifying"?– Cascabel ModCommented Nov 29, 2014 at 17:19
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2Just a note, it's both a verb and a noun. If you put broccoli in a blender, you are pureeing the broccoli. The resulting product is broccoli puree.– Jolenealaska ModCommented Nov 29, 2014 at 22:13
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3Cary, one more thing if you are not aware how Meta works: The downvotes here mean "I disagree with your suggestion" (so people think the tag should stay), not "It's a bad question". To your best knowledge, the tag did not mean anything, so it was a good thing to start a discussion about it. Don't be discouraged by the downvotes, they are used differently on Meta than on main.– rumtscho ModCommented Dec 1, 2014 at 9:46
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@rumtscho, I didn't know that! Thanks for the information! Yeah, I will not be discouraged. Thanks again Sir.– Cary BondocCommented Dec 1, 2014 at 10:05
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I don't see a reason to remove it. Just because nobody has thought of using it doesn't mean that nobody will do so in the future. And I see no red flags with it - it is not suffering from homonym problems, or from being a meta-tag.
Is it possible that there is a language issue? Puree is a culinary term used for mashed vegetables, but if you have not heard it, maybe you thought that it is not a real word? I admit that it is somewhat uncommon in English.
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Yes, exactly. I've not heard it. I was thinking that it is a mistake. Thanks! Commented Nov 29, 2014 at 23:31
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1Tags can't exist without being used on questions - but as it's been pointed out, there are actually four questions with the tag, which is more than enough to keep it out of purgatory.– Aaronut ModCommented Dec 1, 2014 at 2:33
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1Aaronut is correct in principle. There is one exception: when a question with the tag is created and later deleted. In this case, the tag continues to exist for a few months, after which it is automatically destroyed. So it's not completely impossible to find a tag without questions for it, although very rare.– rumtscho ModCommented Dec 1, 2014 at 9:44
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@rumtscho, thanks! very informative. I really appreciate for helping me. Commented Dec 1, 2014 at 10:05
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I think it is also the canonical name for a component in certain platings? Commented Sep 21, 2016 at 14:40
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@rackandboneman I have never heard it used for anything which was not made from mashed vegetables or fruit. If you have examples for a different usage, I'd love to see them and educate myself.– rumtscho ModCommented Sep 21, 2016 at 17:26
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It seems to be a standard in all these swanky fish dishes presented on masterchef and stuff, so I assumed it was also a formal term for whatever is used to keep the fish from sliding off the plate... Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 9:43