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ToggleAdjectives to describe tastes and flavours
Learn 40 Adjectives to describe tastes and flavours – Learn Taste Vocabulary in English
āĻ āύāϰā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāύāĻž āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ related, āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύ, āĻāĻžāϰāύ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Acidic – āĻ
āĻŽā§āϞāϧāϰā§āĻŽā§
Bitter – āϤā§āϤā§āĻž
Burnt – āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Buttery – āĻŽāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤā§
Cheesy – āĻĒāύāĻŋāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤā§
Creamy – āĻŽāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤā§
Eggy – āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύā§āϧ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ
Fermented – āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤā§āϤāĻ āĻž
Fishy – āĻŽā§āĻā§
Flavorful – āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
Fresh – āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Fried – āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Herbal – āĻā§āώāĻ
Icy – āĻŦāϰāĻĢā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ
Juicy – āϰāϏāĻžāϞā§
Mild – āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž
Minty – āĻĒā§āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ
Moist – āϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāϤāϏā§āĻāϤā§
Raw – āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Refreshing – āϏāϤā§āĻāϤāĻž
Ripe – āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
Roasted – āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
Rotten – āĻĒāĻāĻž
Rubbery – āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ
Salty – āύā§āύāϤāĻž
Savoury – āĻŽāϏāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ
Smokey – āϧā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§
Sour – āĻāĻ
Spicy – āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ
Stale – āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ
Tender – āĻā§āĻŽāϞ
Lemony – āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύā§āϧ āϞā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ
Peppery – āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
Adjectives for describing food Taste
đ Bitter â āϤā§āϤā§āĻž
āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āϤā§āϤā§āĨ¤
This tea is too bitter.
āĻāĻ āĻāώā§āϧā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϤā§āϤā§āĨ¤
This medicine tastes bitter.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
He had a bitter experience.
đ Delicious â āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĨ¤
This cake is very delicious.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
She made a delicious meal for him.
đ Fresh â āϤāĻžāĻāĻž / āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
I want some fresh eggs.
āϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
The bread is not fresh.
āĻāĻāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
I like fresh air.
đ Greasy (āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŋ) â āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāύ / āϤā§āϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§
Greasy āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āϝā§āĻŽāύ â
Greasy food
Greasy dishes
Greasy skin
Greasy hair
āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ
āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āϰā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĨ¤
These French fries are too greasy.
āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
The food was heavy and greasy.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āϤā§āϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϧ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Her long greasy hair hung down to her shoulders.
đ Juicy â āϰāϏāĻžāϞ / āϏāϰāϏ
āĻāύāĻžāϰāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰāϏāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
The pineapple was sweet and juicy.
āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāϰāϏ āĻĒāϰāĻāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
Do you want to hear some juicy gossip?
đ Spicy â āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ
āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĨ¤
Try not to eat too much spicy food.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύ?
Do you like spicy food?
đ Sour â āĻāĻ
āĻāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
The grapes are sour.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻāύā§āϧ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤
It was a sour smell, but good.
đ Nutritious (āύāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻžāϏ) – āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰ
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāϏā§āĻ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
I ate a nutritious breakfast.
āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰāĨ¤
Milk is more nutritious than wine.
Adjectives of Taste in English
đ Rotten â āĻĒāĻāĻž
āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāĻžāĨ¤
This meat is rotten.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāĻž āĻāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϏāĻāĻŋ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
One rotten potato spoils the whole box.
đ Salty â āύā§āύāϤāĻž
āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āύā§āύāϤāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
The soup had a very salty taste.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύā§āύāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
I like salty foods.
đ Sweet â āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ
āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
My tea is too sweet.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
I’d like to eat something sweet.
đ Tart â āĻāĻ
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻāĻĒā§āϞ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
I don’t like a tart apple.
đ Tasteless â āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻšā§āύ
āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻšā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
The meat was dry and tasteless.
āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
The soup was rather tasteless.
đ Yummy â āĻŽā§āĻāϰā§āĻāĻ
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
This cake is really yummy.