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Expressing Flavors

Taste adjectives are descriptive words used to convey the flavor or quality of food and beverages. They play a crucial role in culinary descriptions, food reviews, and discussions about gastronomy. These adjectives encompass a wide range of tastes, from sweet and savory to bitter and spicy.

Spanish

Sabrosa/Sabroso - tasty; flavorful; savory

Deliciosa/Delicioso - delicious

Apetitosa/Apetitoso - appetizing

Comestible - edible

Salada/Salado - salty

Dulce - sweet

Azucarada/Azucarado - sugary

Dulzón - sweetish

Agria/Agrio - sour

Amarga/Amargo - bitter

Ácida/Ácido - acidic

Picante - spicy

Caseosa/Caseoso - cheesy

Jugosa/Jugoso - juicy

Gaseosa/Gaseoso - fizzy

Soso - bland; flavorless

Insípida/Insípido - tasteless

French

Savoureux - tasty; flavorful; savory

Délicieuse/Délicieux - delicious

Appétissante/Appétissant - appetizing

Comestible - edible

Salée/Salé - salty

Doux - sweet

Sucré - sugary

Douceâtre - sweetish

Aigre - sour

Amère/Amèr - bitter

Acide - acidic

Épicée/Épicé - spicy

Mielleuse/Mielleux - cheesy

Juteuse/Juteux - juicy

Pétillante/Pétillant - fizzy

Sans saveur - flavorless

Sans goût - tasteless

German

Schmackhaft - tasty; savory

Geschmackvoll - flavorful

Lecker - delicious

Appetitlich - appetizing

Essbar - edible

Salzig - salty

Süß - sweet

Zuckerhaltig - sugary

Süßlich - sweetish

Sauer - sour; acidic

Bitter - bitter

Scharf - spicy

Käsig - cheesy

Saftig - juicy

Sprudelnd - fizzy

Geschmacklos - tasteless; flavorless

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