TEXTURES
Texture is the way a food feels when you touch it or eat it.
1. Creamy
Creamy foods are smooth, soft and thick.
2. Crumbly
Crumbly describes food that falls apart into small pieces when you eat or break it.
3. Crunchy
Crunchy foods have a hard texture and make a loud sound when chewed.
4. Greasy
Greasy foods taste very much of oil, and usually leave oil behind.
5. Gooey
Gooey describes foods that are wet and sticky, often in a positive way.
7. Moist
Moist describes foods that are slightly wet and soft.
8. Mushy
Mushy also describes foods that are soft and wet, but usually it is used for food that is not meant to be soft.
FLAVORS
Flavors / Flavours are the particular tastes of a food.
1. Sweet
Sweet foods have a sugary flavor, such as cake, ice cream, chocolate, lollipops and mangoes.
2. Salty
Salty is used to describe food that tastes too much of salt. It is usually used as a negative description.
3. Bitter
Bitter describes a strong and sometimes unpleasant flavor that is the opposite of sweet.
4. Tart
Tart describes a sharp and acidic taste. Sour can also be used, but it often has a negative meaning.
5. Smoky
Smoky describes foods that taste of smoked wood.
6. Rancid
Rancid describes the taste of food that has a strong or unpleasant smell or taste because it is no longer fresh.
7. Spicy/hot
Spicy is the taste that makes one's mouth burn from strong chilies.
