Food Vocabulary

Flavors
sweet/savory (savoury, UK) adj.
Sweet foods have a sugary flavor, such as cake, ice cream,
chocolate, lollipops and mangoes.
Savory foods have a a spicy or salty flavor, without being sweet.
Many people say salty food when they mean savory food. Savory
is used for food like lasagne, stew, salmon, hamburgers and French
fries.
salty adj.
Salty is used to describe food that tastes too much of salt. It is
usually used as a negative description.
This popcorn is very salty; it makes my lips burn.
bitter adj.
Bitter describes a strong and sometimes unpleasant flavor that is
the opposite of sweet.
Coffee, very dark chocolate, beer and citrus peel are all bitter.
tart adj.
Tart describes a sharp and acidic taste. Sour can also be used, but
it often has a negative meaning.
Lemon, white wine, Greek yogurt, pickles and some raspberries are
all tart foods.
smoky adj.
Smoky describes foods that taste of smoked wood.
Bacon, whisky, and lox/smoked salmon are all smoky foods.
rancid adj.
Rancid describes the taste of food that has a strong or unpleasant
smell or taste because it is no longer fresh.
How old is this milk? It smells rancid.
spicy/hot adj.
Spicy is the taste that makes ones mouth burn from strong chilies.
Hot can be used to describe spicy food or food that has a very high
temperature.

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Texture
Texture is the way a food feels when you touch it or eat it.
creamy adj.
Creamy foods are smooth, soft and thick. While they are often made
with milk or cream, they dont need to be.
Avocados, ice cream, macaroni and cheese, yogurt and melted
chocolate are all creamyfoods.
crumbly adj.
Crumbly describes food that falls apart into small pieces when you
eat or break it.
I like to put crumbly cheese like gorgonzola and feta into a salad.
crunchy adj. ,
Crunchy foods have a hard texture and make a loud sound when
chewed.
Potato chips, nuts, biscotti, raw carrots, and the skin of fried chicken
are all crunchyfoods.
greasy adj.
Greasy foods taste very much of oil, and usually leave oil behind.
This pizza is so greasy that my entire plate is covered in oil.
gooey adj.
Gooey describes foods that are wet and sticky, often in a positive
way.
Benny loves gooey fudge sauce on top of her ice cream.
Moist
Moist describes foods that are slightly wet and soft.
Mimouna makes a delicious and moist chocolate cake.
mushy adj.
Mushy also describes foods that are soft and wet, but usually it is
used for food that is not meant to be soft.
All the apples have gone mushy, they must be old.