▲ 76 ▼ Honorary vegetable status (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 9 points 2 years ago (4 children) I don't even know what "savory" means. What does that mean. I see it all the time but it means nothing to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago It has 2 general meanings: English synonym for umami Any food that's not sweet permalink fedilink source parent [–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Savory is the English term for the fifth flavor, often called umami. Savory foods have a distinct flavor different from salt, sour, bitter, and sweet. Sometimes described as "meaty." Other high umami foods include soy-based foods and mushrooms. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago One definition: food “belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.” It’s a bit of an odd definition but it gets the gist across. An example of using savory: differentiating between pies with savory filling (meats, vegetables, etc) and sweet filling (fruits, custard). permalink fedilink source parent [–] candyman337@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago To add to the other explanations, if you've ever had MSG it is literally THE savory flavor distilled. If you've ever had Cool ranch Doritos, the aftertaste is kind of savory. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago It has 2 general meanings: English synonym for umami Any food that's not sweet permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Savory is the English term for the fifth flavor, often called umami. Savory foods have a distinct flavor different from salt, sour, bitter, and sweet. Sometimes described as "meaty." Other high umami foods include soy-based foods and mushrooms. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago One definition: food “belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.” It’s a bit of an odd definition but it gets the gist across. An example of using savory: differentiating between pies with savory filling (meats, vegetables, etc) and sweet filling (fruits, custard). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] candyman337@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago To add to the other explanations, if you've ever had MSG it is literally THE savory flavor distilled. If you've ever had Cool ranch Doritos, the aftertaste is kind of savory. permalink fedilink source parent
