We are going to list out about 50 food adjectives which you can use to describe flavor of the food. These words help you describe experience of your tongue and nose whenever you taste something that you are going to eat.
Adjective Words to Describe Food
Following is a list of common words to describe taste, texture and flavor of food items:
| Acidic | Glazed | Doughy |
| Aromatic | Honeyed | Dried Out |
| Astringent | Luscious | Fluffy |
| Bitter | Mealy | Juicy |
| Bittersweet | Mellow | Melty |
| Bland | Nectarous | Runny |
| Brackish | Pickled | Soft |
| Buttery | Pungent | Sticky |
| Creamy | Plummy | Tender |
| Crumbly | Savory | Spongy |
| Delicate | Silky | Smooth |
| Earthy | Tang | Moist |
| Fiery | Chunky | Light |
| Flaky | Chewy | Gummy |
| Gamy | Crispy | Airy |
- Acidic – Food that contains lot of acid
- Brackish – An Impure Water which has a taste of salt.
- Chocolatey – Food having a lot of chocolate in it.
- Creamy – food containing cream or the taste of it.
- Crunchy – Food which is nicely cooked and makes a sound when eaten.
- Fiery – It makes your mouth feel very hot when you have it.
- Juicy – Food containing a lot of juice
- Crispy – Nicely cooked food which is easily breakable
- Bitter – Having a sharp taste which is usually not sweet.
- Sweetish – Food having sweet taste or smell like it.
- Spicy – Food with the flavor of spices in it.
- Savory – Food with the taste similar to lemon.
- Moist – contains a good quantity of water in it.
- Salty – Food which has a good quantity of salt.
- Watery – Thin taste food containing large quantity of water.
- Mild – Food with a little tint of spices and everything.
- Greasy – fried in oil foods.
- Mushy – a Very Soft kind of food.
- Hot – food that contains a good quantity of spices in it.
- Unsalted – food which doesn’t contain salt.
You can describe your very delicious food by using words like – mouthwatering, Luscious, tasty, toothsome, yummy, delicate etc.
How to use these words in sentences :
For Example : “It is a sweet lassi”, “This Curry is very spicy”, “I like this hot toast”.
Don’t Worry If aren’t able to remember all the tasty and spicy words, You can use this list as a reference till the time you master these food adjectives and get used to writing them in sentences.
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