Savour:
/ˈseɪvə(r)/ (V) 1. to enjoy the full taste or flavour of something, especially by eating or drinking it slowly. E.g. He ate his meal slowly, savouring every mouthful.
/ˈseɪvə(r)/ (V) 1. to enjoy the full taste or flavour of something, especially by eating or drinking it slowly. E.g. He ate his meal slowly, savouring every mouthful.
Reek:
/riːk/ (V) reek (of something) to smell very strongly of something unpleasant. E.g. His breath reeked of tobacco. The boat reeked of fish. The kitchen reeked of chocolate chip pancakes and Canadian bacon.
Aroma:
/əˈrəʊmə/ (N) a pleasant, noticeable smell. E.g. the aroma of fresh coffee. A delicious aroma was coming from the kitchen.
Salty:
/ˈsɔːlti/ containing or tasting of salt. E.g. salty food.
Savoury:
/ˈseɪvəri/ having a taste that is salty not sweet. E.g. savoury snacks
Piquant:
/ˈpiːkənt/ having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste. Sp. sabroso. Bien sazonado. E.g. chicken served with a piquant wild mushroom sauce.
Seasoned:
/ˈsiːznd/ (of food) with salt, pepper, etc. added to it. E.g. Toss the meat in seasoned flour. The sausage was very highly seasoned.
Spicy:
having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it. E.g. spicy chicken wings.
Curried:
/ ˈkʌrid/ [only before noun] cooked with hot spices. E.g. curried chicken/ beef/ eggs, etc.
Devilled: (Am Eng deviled)
/ˈdevld/ cooked in a thick liquid containing hot spices. E.g. devilled kidneys.
Hot:
containing pepper and spices and producing a burning feeling in your mouth. E.g. hot spicy food. You can make a curry hotter simply by adding chillies. Hot mustard. Opposite: mild.
Fiery:
/ˈfaɪəri/ (of food or drink) causing a part of your body to feel as if it is burning. E.g. a fiery Mexican dish. The fiery liquor burnt its way down her throat.
Sugary:
containing sugar; tasting of sugar. E.g. sugary snacks. Remember that banana is a sugary fruit.
Honeyed:
/ˈhʌnid/ tasting or smelling like honey or coated with honey. E.g. sweet honeyed pastries. Honeyed duck breast.
Sickly:
that makes you feel sick, especially because it is too sweet or full of false emotion. E.g. a sickly sweet smell. She liked her coffee sweet and sickly
Chocolatey: (also chocolaty)
/ˈtʃɒkləti/ chocolatey food has a lot of chocolate in it, or tastes like chocolate.
Fruity:
smelling or tasting strongly of fruit. E.g. The wine from this region is rich and fruity. This cheese has a slightly fruity flavour.
Lemony:
/ˈleməni/ tasting or smelling of lemon. E.g. a lemony flavour.
Nutty:
/ˈnʌti/ tasting of or containing nuts. E.g. a nutty taste.
Fishy:
smelling or tasting like a fish. E.g. What's that fishy smell?
Garlicky:
relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic. E.g. garlicky sauce.
Gingery:
/ˈdʒɪndʒəri/ like ginger in colour or flavour. E.g. The cake has a delicious gingery taste.
Minty:
/ˈmɪnti/ tasting or smelling of mint. E.g. a minty flavour/ smell.
Smoky:
1. tasting or smelling like smoke. E.g. a smoky flavour. 2. having the taste or aroma of smoked food. E.g. smoky bacon. Sp ahumado.
Peppery:
tasting of pepper. E.g. a hot peppery sauce.
Vinegary:
/ˈvɪnɪɡəri/ having a taste or smell that is typical of vinegar. E.g. a vinegary wine.
Distinctive:
/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ characteristic. E.g. Ever wondered how chocolate gets its distinctive flavour and texture?
Fine:
of high quality; good. E.g. fine wines. Fine cooking.
Luscious:
/ˈlʌʃəs/ having a strong pleasant taste. Delicious. E.g. Luscious fruit.
Succulent:
/ˈsʌkjələnt/ containing a lot of juice and tasting good. Juicy. E.g. a succulent pear/steak.
Sensuous:
/ˈsents ju‿əs/ giving pleasure to your senses. E.g. Sensuous music. The avocado is a sensuous fruit: smooth and creamy as mousse.
Finger-licking:
very tasty; delicious. E.g. finger-licking good
Delectable:
/dɪˈlektəbl/ (of food and drink) extremely pleasant to taste, smell or look at. Delicious. Sp. delicioso, exquisito. E.g. the delectable smell of freshly baked bread. Delectable chocolate truffles.
Scrumptious:
/ˈskrʌm(p)ʃəs/ (of food) extremely appetizing or delicious. E.g. a scrumptious chocolate tart.
Delightful:
very pleasant. Delicious. E.g. a delightful meal.
Yummy:
/ˈjʌmi/ very good to eat. E.g. a yummy cake.
Heavenly:
very pleasant. Divino. E.g. a heavenly morning/feeling. This place is heavenly. Grape is a heavenly fruit that contains A,B,C vitamins.
Divine:
/dɪˈvaɪn/ wonderful; beautiful. Heavenly. E.g. That mango tasted divine!
Marvellous:
/ˈmɑːvələs/ extremely good; wonderful. E.g. We were served spaghetti with a marvellous pesto sauce.
Decadent:
/ˈdekədənt/ allowing yourself, or providing, so much pleasure that it almost seems morally wrong. E.g. a deliciously decadent dessert. There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food.
Exquisite:
/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/ extremely beautiful. E.g. The watermelon is an exquisite fruit that probably comes from Tropical and Subtropical Africa, as it was farmed in the Nile Valley (present-day Egypt).
Blissful:
/ˈblɪsfl/ Providing perfect happiness or great joy. On offer today was some blissful strawberries and cream.
Appetising (also appetizing)
/ˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/ (of food, etc.) that smells or looks attractive; making you feel hungry or thirsty. E.g. the appetizing aroma of sizzling bacon. The meals he cooked were always nourishing but never particularly appetizing.
Agreeable:
pleasant. E.g. An agreeable taste.
Full-bodied:
having a pleasantly strong taste. E.g. a full-bodied red wine.
Toothsome:
/ˈtuːθsəm/ (of food) tasting good. Temptingly tasty. E.g. The most toothsome part of the potato is in these outer portion. A toothsome morsel (a small amount or a piece of something, especially food. Sp. bocado. E.g. a tasty morsel of food. He ate it all, down to the last morsel)
Mellow:
/ˈmeləʊ/ (of a taste or flavour) smooth and pleasant. Sp. añejo. E.g. a mellow, fruity wine. Coffee with a full mellow flavour.
Tasty:
having a strong and pleasant flavour. E.g. a tasty meal. Something tasty to eat.
Flavoursome: (Am Eng also flavorful)
having a lot of flavour. E.g. a wine with a light, flavoursome aroma.
Palatable:
/ˈpælətəbl/ (of food or drink) having a pleasant or acceptable taste. E.g. a very palatable local wine.
Clean:
tasting, smelling or looking pleasant and fresh. E.g. The wine has a clean taste and a lovely golden colour.
Sapid:
/ˈsapɪd/ having a strong, pleasant taste. E.g. sapid nut bread. The aromatic stew /stjuː/ was just as sapid as it smelled.
Enjoyable:
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbl/ giving pleasure. E.g. An enjoyable meal. We had an enjoyable roast beef dinner.
Inviting:
making you want to do, try, taste, etc. something. Attractive. E.g. an inviting smell.
An inviting dessert.
Mouth-watering:
mouth-watering food looks or smells so good that you want to eat it immediately. Tempting. E.g. a mouth-watering display of cakes.
Tempting:
/ˈtemptɪŋ/ something that is tempting is attractive, and makes people want to have it, do it, etc. E.g. It was a tempting offer. That cake looks very tempting.
Tantalizing:
/ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ Something tantalizing is tempting: like a meal that smells amazing and makes you want to eat it. Tantalizing things are very appealing. Sp. tentador. E.g. The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee wafted (drifted) towards them. The tantalizing fragrance of fried bacon. A tantalizing display of chocolates.
Smells — when they're good smells — can be very tantalizing. Just walking through a good restaurant, smelling and looking at the food, is a tantalizing experience.
Enticing:
/ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ something that is enticing is so attractive and interesting that you want to have it. Sp. apetecible, tentador. E.g. An enticing smell came from the kitchen. Enticing food. Enticing aromas.
Heady:
/ˈhedi/ having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident. Intoxicating. Sp. embriagador. E.g. the heady scent of hot spices. Several bottles of heady local wine
Bland:
/blænd/ not having a strong or interesting taste. Unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid. Sp. insípido, soso. E.g. a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread. A bland and unadventurous vegetarian dish.
Dull:
not interesting or exciting. E.g. a dull taste. Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring.
Tasteless:
having little or no flavour. E.g. tasteless soup.
Flavourless:
lacking taste or flavour or tang (strong taste). Bland, insipid, savourless, vapid, tasteless.
E.g. The meat was tough and flavourless.
Eatable:
/ˈiːtəbl/ good enough to be eaten. E.g. eatable fruits. An eatable meal
Edible:
/ˈedəbl/ fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous. E.g. The food at the hotel was barely edible. Edible fungi/ snails/ flowers/ roots/ mushrooms.
Sharp
(of a taste or smell) strong and slightly bitter; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste. Ácido. E.g. The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.
Tangy:
/ˈtæŋi/ (adj) having a strong, piquant flavour or smell. E.g. a tangy salad. A refreshing tangy lemon flavour. Tang: /tæŋ/ (noun) a strong sharp taste or smell. E.g. the tang of lemons.
Tart:
/tɑːt/ acid or having an unpleasant sour taste. Ácido, agrio. E.g. lemons are tart. Tart apples.
Acid
(of a taste or smell) /ˈæsɪd/ bitter, like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ripe; (of food or drink) having an acid taste. E.g. acid fruit.
Acidic:
/əˈsɪdɪk/ sharp-tasting or very sour. E.g. Some fruit juices are very acidic. Acidic wine. A rather unpleasant acidic taste. Lemonade can be slightly acidic, depending on how it is made.
Pungent:
/ˈpʌndʒənt/ having a strong taste or smell. E.g. the pungent smell of burning rubber. The air was pungent with the smell of spices.
Overpowering:
/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/ very strong or powerful. E.g. an overpowering smell of fish. An overpowering personality. The heat was overpowering. The overpowering stench (a strong, very unpleasant smell) of rotting fish. Go easy on the complimentary toppings — sauerkraut, sweet peppers, caramelized onions — which can be overpowering.
Potent:
/ˈpəʊtnt/ having a strong effect on your body or mind. E.g. a very potent alcoholic brew. A potent smell/ taste.
Bitter
(of a taste or smell) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or drink) having a bitter taste, not sweet. A bitter taste is usually unpleasant, but some people enjoy the bitter flavour of coffee or chocolate. No other word can describe this flavour. E.g. Black coffee leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
Stewed:
/stjuːd/ 1. (of tea) tasting too strong and bitter because it has been left in the pot too long. 2. stewed fruit or meat has been cooked slowly in a liquid. E.g. stewed apples (Sp. compota de manzanas).
Sour
(of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ripe; (of food or drink) having a sour taste. E.g. Too much pulp produces a sour wine. Sour apples. A sour flavour.
Sweet-and-sour:
cooked in a sauce that contains sugar and vinegar or lemon. E.g. Chinese sweet-and-sour pork.
Acrid
(of a smell or taste) /ˈækrɪd/ strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell. E.g. acrid smoke from burning tyres. An acrid smell is strong and unpleasant, especially the smell of smoke or burning, but not the smell of food.
A sharp or pungent flavour is more strong than unpleasant, especially when describing cheese. Sharp, sour and acid all describe the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ripe.
Rancid:
/ˈrænsɪd/ if food containing fat is rancid, it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh. Sp. rancio. E.g. rancid butter. Butter soon goes/turns (= becomes) rancid in this heat. There was a rancid smell coming from the kitchen.
Spoiled:
bad so that it can no longer be eaten. E.g. Spoiled fruit. I’ve got some ham that’ll spoil if we don’t eat it tonight.
Stale:
/steɪl/ (of food, especially bread and cake) no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat. E.g. a packet of stale biscuits.
Unappetising (also unappetizing)
/ʌnˈæpɪtaɪzɪŋ/ (of food) unpleasant to eat; looking as if it will be unpleasant to eat. E.g. an unappetizing leg of chicken.
Disagreeable
/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbl/ unpleasant. E.g. a disagreeable smell/ taste.
Unsavoury:
/ʌnˈseɪvəri/ disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. E.g. they looked at the scanty (too little in amount), unsavoury portions of food doled out to them. (Dole something out (to somebody) (informal) to give out an amount of food, money, etc. to a number of people in a group)
Disgusting
extremely unpleasant. Revolting, foul. E.g. What a disgusting smell/ taste!
Gross:
/ɡrəʊs/ very unpleasant. Disgusting. E.g. ‘He ate it with mustard.’ ‘Oh, gross!’
Yucky:
/ˈjʌki/ disgusting or very unpleasant. E.g. yucky food.
Nasty:
unpleasant. E.g. a nasty smell/ taste.
Fragrant
/ˈfreɪɡrənt/ having a pleasant smell. E.g. Fragrant herbs/ flowers/ oils. The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills.
Aromatic:
/ˌærəˈmætɪk/ having a pleasant noticeable smell. Fragrant. E.g. aromatic oils/herbs. The plant is strongly aromatic.
Odourless: (Am E. odorless)
/ˈəʊdələs/ without a smell. E.g. an odourless liquid.
Penetrating:
/ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋ/ spreading deeply or widely. E.g. a penetrating smell
Redolent:
/ˈredələnt/ smelling strongly of the thing mentioned. Sp. con olor a. E.g. a kitchen redolent with the smell of baking. The church was old, dark, and redolent of incense.
Smelly:
having a strong or unpleasant smell. E.g. that smelly French cheese.
Malodorous:
/ˌmælˈəʊdərəs/ having an unpleasant smell. E.g. Stinking Bishop, for example, is relatively mild tasting, whereas super-strong Cheddars are rarely malodorous.
Stinking:
having a very strong, unpleasant smell. E.g. a packet of stinking rancid butter.
Noxious:
/ˈnɒkʃəs/ (most uses for noxious involve real physical or emotional damage unless the word is used in exaggeration) harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. Sp. nocivo, tóxico. E.g. they were overcome by the noxious fumes. His cologne was so noxious I had to exit the elevator and take the stairs.
Odoriferous:
/ˌəʊdəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/ having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one. E.g. an odoriferous pile of fish.
Rank:
/ræŋk/ having a strong unpleasant smell. E.g. The house was full of the rank smell of urine.
Nauseating:
/ ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ/ making somebody feel that they want to vomit. E.g. a nauseating smell/ taste. The smell of meat nauseates me.
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