English Vocabulary: 15 Ways to Describe the Taste and Texture of Food and Drink in English 🍽

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Food and drink play a big part in our lives and we often talk about them in general conversation. This post will cover common ways to describe food and drink in English.

15 adjectives to describe food and drink in English

1. Stodgy🍴

Very rich heavy food.

I like pies, but they are quite stodgy.

2. Bitter 🍴

An unpleasant strong acidic flavour.

Black coffee is very bitter.

3. Burnt 🍴

Food that has been cooked for too long, so it goes black.

I hate burnt toast!

4. Crispy 🍴

Food that has a hard texture, but is easy to break.

The crispy coating on fried chicken is delicious!

5. Crunchy 🍴

Food that has a firm texture and is noisy to eat.

Raw carrots are crunchy.

6. Greasy🍴