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Food is one of the basic necessities of life. There are many words that can be used to create tasteful images for those who listen to or read our descriptions. It is important to note though, that some words are more suitable for describing certain foods than others. This type of description is important for many reasons. For instance, when you try to explain a certain food  that you juts had to your friends/family. You will need to find suitabke words to describe the food so that they can imagine the taste.  

 

1. Sweets
Sweets satisfy the desire for sugary delights in the human diet. The experience and joy of eating a sweet is often so deep, that it has to be shared with others. Here are some words that help to create clear descriptions of sweets for readers and listeners.

• Syrupy: sweet with a syrup-like texture. Sweets that are in thick, liquid forms, are often described as being syrupy.

  • Example: Her mom made us some syrupy sweet toffees the last time we went to her house for a sleepover.

 

• Sugary: an intense sweet taste that replicates the taste of sugar.

  • Example: The abundance of sugary candies at the party answered the call of my sweet tooth.

 

• Chocolaty: a chocolate flavored sweet.

  • Example: The doughnuts had a rich chocolaty bun.

 

2. Fruits

Fruits come in a variety of types and each type has its own unique taste. Most fruits are eaten without being cooked, but there are some recipes that combine fruits with other ingredients and use cooking methods to achieve different flavors. The words in these sections describe some of the flavors that people taste in the fruits they eat.

• Juicy: possessing lots of liquids

  • Example: He thoroughly enjoyed every bit of the ripe, juicy mango he got while on vacation.

 

• Acidic: This word is often used to describe citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and tangerines, which naturally have citric acid.

  • Example: Lemon is so acidic that it is often used for cleaning purposes.

 

• Tart: having a strong or sour taste

  • Example: He expected the cherries to be sweet and was shocked to discover that they were quite tart.

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• Sour: an unpleasant taste. A fruit can have a naturally sour taste but the word is also used to describe the smell or taste of a fruit that has gone bad.

                  Example a.: The apples fell and stayed in heaps under the trees until they became sour.

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