Taste and Texture Descriptions #writingtips @KMNbooks

21 Ways to Describe Taste

    1. acidic – very sour
    2. astringent – the taste is strong and bitter
    3. bitter – a strong sharp taste that is not sweet
    4. bitter-sweet – tasting bitter and sweet at the same time
    5. brackish – has a slight taste of salt and is therefore not pure
    6. hot – contains a lot of spices that create a burning feeling in your mouth

      Two mouth-watering delicious homemade burger.
    7.  juicy- mouth watering good, flavor drips into your mouth in every bite, succulent
    8. mature – has been left to develop a pleasant but strong flavor
    9. mild – does not have a strong taste
    10. ripe – has a strong flavorrobust – has a lot of
    11. robust – has a lot of flavor
    12. savoury – tasting of salt or spices and is not sweet
    13. seasoned – containing seasonings to improve flavour
    14. sharp – has a strong and bitter flavor
    15. smoky- Smoky describes foods that taste of smoked wood.
    16. sour – with a taste like a lemon
    17. spicy – has a strong hot flavor
    18. sweet-and-sour – contains both sweet and sour flavors
    19. syrupy – thick, sweet, and sticky
    20. tart – a slightly sour taste
    21. unsalted – not flavored with salt
    22. watery – not a strong taste

Textures

Texture is the way a food feels when you touch it or eat it.

Creamy peanut butter.

creamy
Creamy foods are smooth, soft and thick. While they are often made with milk or cream, they don't need to be.

Avocados, ice cream, yogurt, pudding. peanut butter...

Rhubarb crumble
A freshly made rhubarb crumble and custard

crumbly
Crumbly describes food that falls apart into small pieces when you eat or break it.

crunchy
Crunchy foods have a hard texture and make a loud sound when chewed.

Potato chips, nuts, carrots...

greasy
Greasy foods taste very much of oil, and usually leave oil behind.

French fries, fried chicken, pizza

Ooey Gooey Marshmallow Smore.

gooey
Gooey describes foods that are wet and sticky, often in a positive way

Brownies out of the oven

Delicious, fresh moist and sticky chocolate cake with strawberries.

moist

Moist describes foods that are slightly wet and soft.
Cake, breads...
mushy
Mushy also describes foods that are soft and wet, but usually it is used for food that is not meant to be soft.
Bananas, food that is rotting....
 

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