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Inglés para hostelería. Para saber más sobre la comida, su sabor y las texturas de la comida.

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Flavors(flavours, UK) arethe particular tastes of a food.

sweet/savory (savoury, UK):
Sweetfoods have a sugary flavor, such as cake, ice cream, chocolate, lollipops and mangoes.Savoryfoods have aa spicy or salty flavor, without being sweet.Many people say salty food when they meansavoryfood. Savory is used for food like lasagne, stew, salmon, hamburgers and French fries.A good question to ask at the dinner table would be:Do youprefer sweet or savory foods?

salty
Salty is used to describe food that tastes too much of salt. It is usually used as a negative description.This popcorn is very salty; it makes my lips burn.

bitter
Bitterdescribes a strong and sometimes unpleasantflavor that is the opposite of sweet.Coffee, very dark chocolate, beer and citrus peel are allbitter.

tart
Tartdescribes a sharp and acidic taste.Sourcan also be used, but it often has a negative meaning.Lemon, white wine, Greek yogurt, pickles and some raspberries are alltartfoods.

smoky
Smokydescribes foods that taste of smoked wood.Bacon, whisky, and lox/smoked salmon are allsmokyfoods.

rancid
Ranciddescribes the taste of food thathas a strong or unpleasant smell or taste because it is nolonger fresh.How old is this milk? It smells rancid.

spicy/hot
Spicyis the taste that makes ones mouth burn from strong chilies.Hotcan be used to describespicyfood or food that has a very high temperature.This curry is HOT!
Do you mean spicy-hot or temperature-hot?Textureis the way a food feels when you touch it or eat it.

creamy
Creamyfoods are smooth, soft and thick. While they are often made with milk or cream, they dont need to be.Avocados, ice cream, macaroni and cheese, yogurt andmelted chocolate are allcreamyfoods.

crumbly
Crumblydescribes food that falls apart into small pieces when you eat or break it.I like to put crumbly cheese like gorgonzola and feta into a salad.

crunchy
Crunchyfoods have a hard texture and make a loudsound when chewed.Potato chips, nuts, biscotti, raw carrots, and the skin of fried chicken are allcrunchyfoods.

greasy
Greasyfoods taste very much of oil, and usually leave oil behind.This pizza is so greasy that my entire plate is covered in oil.

gooey
Gooeydescribes foods that are wet and sticky, often in a positive way.Benny loves gooey fudge sauce on top of her ice cream.

moistMoist describes foods that are slightly wet and soft.Mimouna makes a delicious and moist chocolate cake.

mushyMushy also describes foods that are soft and wet, but usually it is used for food that is not meant to be soft.All the apples have gone mushy, they must be old.