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Head Chef
A collective DC compilation to try and define taste textures.
What is "crunchy?" A potato chip, a radish, surely the two are very different textures, yet we often use the same term. It would help our cooking discussions, and kitchen endeavors, to have a more common reference. How does it differ from "crispy?" What does "mushy" mean, or "grainy?"
Suggested format: adjective - description - example.
I'll try to start with an entry at the back of our alphabet...
"watery"
liquid with few suspended large particles, it just flows down your throat
e.g. of course, water, but also consomme
P.S. I'm contemplating a post for "chewy" but I'm not yet certain how distinctively different a ball of bubble yum gum is from a slice of boiled octopus, in a dictionary term of textures. I think maybe our sense of taste texture can be "mapped," that there are parameters and ranges.
What is "crunchy?" A potato chip, a radish, surely the two are very different textures, yet we often use the same term. It would help our cooking discussions, and kitchen endeavors, to have a more common reference. How does it differ from "crispy?" What does "mushy" mean, or "grainy?"
Suggested format: adjective - description - example.
I'll try to start with an entry at the back of our alphabet...
"watery"
liquid with few suspended large particles, it just flows down your throat
e.g. of course, water, but also consomme
P.S. I'm contemplating a post for "chewy" but I'm not yet certain how distinctively different a ball of bubble yum gum is from a slice of boiled octopus, in a dictionary term of textures. I think maybe our sense of taste texture can be "mapped," that there are parameters and ranges.