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WAYS TO DESCRIBE TASTE & TEXTURE - Coggle Diagram
WAYS TO DESCRIBE TASTE & TEXTURE
TASTE
piquant
(having a pleasant sharp or spicy taste)
E.g. a
piquant
mixture of spices
пикантный, пряный
tangy
/ˈtæŋ.i/ (pleasantly strong and sharp)
E.g. a deliciously
tangy
lemon tart
терпкий
savoury
(salty or spicy and not sweet in taste)
E.g. A pie can be sweet or
savoury
.
аппетитный, смачный, пряный, острый
acidic
(very sour)
E.g. a slightly
acidic
taste
кислый
astringent
(strong and bitter)
E.g. The
astringent
taste of the herbs finishes the dish perfectly.
вяжущий, терпкий
brackish
(salty, dirty, and unpleasant)
E.g. Never drink sea water, it's
brackish
.
солоноватый
robust
(has a lot of flavour)
E.g. A cup of
robust
coffee is the first thing I start my day with
крепкий
sharp
(having a strong and bitter flavour)
E.g. Lemons have a
sharp
taste.
острый вкус
tart
((especially of fruit) tasting sour or acidic)
E.g. You might need some sugar on the rhubarb - it's a little
tart
.
терпкий, едкий, кисловатый
watery
((of food or drink) containing too much water and therefore weak in taste)
E.g.
watery
soup/coffee
водянистый, жидкий
bland
(not having a strong or interesting taste)
E.g. Tofu by itself has a
bland
taste.
мягкий/не острый/пресный вкус
gamey
(having a strong flavour or smell as a result of being kept for some time before cooking)
E.g. You can eat venison, but it has a
gamey
flavor.
full-bodied
((of food or drink, especially wine) having a strong, satisfying quality and taste)
E.g. a
full-bodied
red wine
обладающий насыщенным полным вкусом
succulent
(pleasantly juicy)
E.g. a
succulent
peach, a big piece of
succulent
steak
сочный, мясистый
zesty
(full of flavour)
E.g. a
zesty
tomato sauce
пикантный
zingy
(that tastes or smells sharp and fresh or spicy)
E.g. a
zingy
cucumber and caper sauce
пикантный, живой, с остринкой
TEXTURE
chunky
(chunky foods have pieces or lumps mixed into a smooth base)
E.g. I love
chunky
peanut butter!
кусковая (еда)
stringy
((of food) containing long thin pieces like string and difficult to chew)
E.g. tough,
stringy
meat
волокнистый, жилистый
limp
(soft and neither firm nor stiff)
E.g. a
limp
lettuce leaf/salad
мягкий
rough
(not smooth)
E.g. This steak is too
rough
to chew
жёсткий
sticky
(made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches)
E.g. The brie cheese is known to be quite
sticky
.
липкий, вязкий, тягучий
velvety
(very smooth)
E.g. The pumpkin soup had the right
velvety
texture, with a touch of spice.
бархатистый
feathery
(feathery)
E.g. This mousse cake is so
feathery
нежный, мягкий, воздушный
tender
((of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth)
E.g. This steak was so
tender
that I didn't chew it at all.
нежный
crumbly
(breaking easily into small pieces)
E.g. bread with a
crumbly
texture
рассыпчатый
dense
(of a substance) containing a lot of matter in a small space
E.g. Cheddar is supposed to be
dense
плотный
springy
(returning quickly to the usual shape, after being pulled, pushed, crushed, etc.)
E.g. The cheaper gouda cheese was
springy
упругий, эластичный
rock-hard
(extremely hard)
E.g.
rock-hard
cheese requires a special hatchet-like knife
твёрдый как камень
flaky
(tending to break into small, thin pieces)
E.g. That Mozzarella was quite
flaky
.
распадающийся на слои
squishy
(soft when pressed)
E.g. a
squishy
banana
мягкий
stretchy
(that can easily be made longer or wider without tearing or breaking)
E.g.
stretchy
Mozzarella
тянущийся
tacky
(not dry and therefore slightly sticky)
E.g.
tacky
Brie cheese
липкий