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Savory vs Umami – What’s the difference?

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Savory vs Umami - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between savory and umami is that savory is a snack or savory can be any of several mediterranean herbs, of the genus (taxlink), grown as culinary flavourings while umami is one of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

As a adjective savory is tasty, attractive to the palate.

savory

English

(wikipedia savory )

Alternative forms

* savoury (British)

Etymology 1

From the (etyl) savoure, from savourer, from (etyl) saporare, from sapor

Adjective

(en adjective )

  • Tasty, attractive to the palate.
    • The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
  • Salty or non-sweet.
    • The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
  • Not overly sweet.
    • The savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.
  • (figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
    • Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
    Synonyms

    * See also

    Noun

    (savories)

  • A snack.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 18, author=Florence Fabricant, title=Off the Menu, work=New York Times citation

    • , passage=P*ONG On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter. }}

    Etymology 2

    (Satureja)
    Possibly from (etyl) saetherie, from (etyl) satureia, influenced by or via (etyl) savereie

    Noun

    (savories)

  • Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings.
  • The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
    • Derived terms

    * summer savory
    * winter savory

    umami

    English

    (wikipedia umami )

    Noun

    (–)

  • One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats
  • *2011 , (Caitlin Moran), How to be a Woman :
  • *:But we are, of course, sweaty, fleshy lady-animals – all fur and umami .
  • The taste of flavor enhancers added to food to accentuate savoriness, notably monosodium glutamate

    • Synonyms

    * (as one of five basic tastes) savoriness, deliciousness, meatiness, brothiness

    See also

    * bitterness
    * osmazome
    * saltiness
    * sourness
    * sweetness
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