The document lists and defines 18 common taste and texture adjectives used to describe food: bitter, sweet/sugary, spicy, savory, rich/creamy, salty, greasy, sour, piping hot, crunchy, bland, moist, dry, filling, mushy, juicy, bite sized, and marinated. Bitter describes a strong unpleasant taste while sweet/sugary describes an enjoyable sugar taste. Spicy refers to strong flavors from spices and savory means salty or spicy rather than sweet.
The document lists and defines 18 common taste and texture adjectives used to describe food: bitter, sweet/sugary, spicy, savory, rich/creamy, salty, greasy, sour, piping hot, crunchy, bland, moist, dry, filling, mushy, juicy, bite sized, and marinated. Bitter describes a strong unpleasant taste while sweet/sugary describes an enjoyable sugar taste. Spicy refers to strong flavors from spices and savory means salty or spicy rather than sweet.
The document lists and defines 18 common taste and texture adjectives used to describe food: bitter, sweet/sugary, spicy, savory, rich/creamy, salty, greasy, sour, piping hot, crunchy, bland, moist, dry, filling, mushy, juicy, bite sized, and marinated. Bitter describes a strong unpleasant taste while sweet/sugary describes an enjoyable sugar taste. Spicy refers to strong flavors from spices and savory means salty or spicy rather than sweet.
The document lists and defines 18 common taste and texture adjectives used to describe food: bitter, sweet/sugary, spicy, savory, rich/creamy, salty, greasy, sour, piping hot, crunchy, bland, moist, dry, filling, mushy, juicy, bite sized, and marinated. Bitter describes a strong unpleasant taste while sweet/sugary describes an enjoyable sugar taste. Spicy refers to strong flavors from spices and savory means salty or spicy rather than sweet.
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TASTE AND TEXTURE ADJECTIVES
1. BITTER: Having a strong and often unpleasant taste.
Example: COFFEE, DARK CHOCOLATE (COCOA), bittergourd 2. SWEET/SUGARY: Enjoyable taste of sugar 3. SPICY: Having strong flavour from spices such as peppers 4. SAVORY: Belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet. FLAVORFUL 5. RICH/ CREAMY : Flavour which has a taste of butter, cream, or eggs in it. 6. SALTY: Tastes of salt 7. GREASY: Containing or covered with fat or oil 8. SOUR: Having a sharp taste like lemon 9. PIPING HOT: Very hot. CHILI 10. CRUNCHY: Firm and making a loud noise when it is eaten 11. BLAND: Boring, Tasteless, not interesting 12. MOIST: A little wet 13. DRY: Not wet 14. FILLING: Feeling of becoming full. Stomach is full 15. MUSHY: Food that is very soft 16. JUICY: Food that contains a lot of juice 17. BITE SIZED: Small enough to be eaten in one mouthful. 18. MARINATED: To put fish, meat, or vegetables in a mixture of oil, vinegar, and spices before cooking, in order to flavor it