100 Examples of Adjectives to Describe Food in English

As in Spanish, in English there are numerous adjectives to describe meals, either objectively: salty(salty), or subjective: tasty(tasty). For example. This food is delicious!/ This food is delicious!

Like all adjectives in English, those used to describe food have no gender (feminine or masculine) or number (plural or singular). For example: These apples are sweet. (And not: These apples are sweet).

Adjectives in English can go after the verb, generally to be(This dinner is great) but if they go together noun, they go before this (and not after, as in Spanish). For example: This is a great dinner. (And not: This is a great dinner).

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Examples of adjectives to describe food in English

To describe food in English, you can use adjectives that express the subjective opinion of the speaker, and also adjectives that express the taste of the food in an objective way as well as the method of cooking.

Adjectives to describe food subjectively

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delicious delicious	exquisite exquisite	tantalizing tempting
yummy rich, delicious	lovely delicious	awful awful
awesome great	appetizing appetizing	disgusting disgusting
tasty tasty	mouthwatering mouth watering

Attention: To describe meals, more general expressions can be used, such as: great(very good), wonderful (marvelous), either out of this world(from another planet).

Adjectives to describe foods based on taste

salty salty	bittersweet / sweet-and-sour bittersweet	seasoned seasoned
sweet sweet	vinegary vinegary	soft bland
bitter bitter	sugary sugary	fruity fruity
sour sour, acid	mild mild flavor	nutty nutty
tangy sour, acid	tasty tasty	minty mint flavored
acidic / tart Sour sour	tasteless tasteless	zesty citrus flavored
spicy spicy	plain without seasoning	smoky smoked

Adjectives to describe foods according to consistency

crispy crunchy, crunchy	juicy juicy	succulent succulent
crunchy crunchy, crunchy	moist wet	cool cool
creamy creamy	fatty fatty	stale rancid
chewy rubbery	greasy greasy	rancid rancid
mushy soft, pasty	oily oily	tend tender
read lean	heavy heavy	ripe ripe
buttery buttery	rich heavy	overripe past, overripe

Adjectives to describe food according to cooking and temperature

raw raw	fried fried	mashed mashed up
rare rare, juicy	baked baked	caramelized caramelized
undercooked Half raw	grilled grilled	scrambled scrambled
well done Cooked	roasted roasted	fast / junk fast, junk
overcooked overcooked, past	toasted toasted	hot hot
burned Burned	sauté / sautéed stir fry	cold cold
boiled boiled	steamed steamed

Adjectives to describe healthy foods

Light light, dietary	nutritious nutritious	low-carb low carb
healthy healthy	gluten-free without gluten	low-calorie Low in calories
vegan vegan	low fat low in fat	skimmed skim
vegetarian / veggie / vegie vegetarian

to take into account: Some adjectives and expressions to express "hunger" and "thirst" in English are: hungry (hungry), starving (starving), family (famished), thirsty(thirsty), hungry as a bear(hungry as a bear). These expressions and adjectives are preceded by the verb to be, unlike Spanish, in which the verb “to have” is used. For example: I'm hungry (And not: I have hunger).

Examples of sentences with adjectives to describe food

1. That's delicious!
   It's delicious!
2. Wow! This food is amazing!
   Wow! This food is amazing!
3. The cake is really yummy!
   This cake is really tasty!
4. It tastes wonderful.
   It tastes wonderful.
5. The meal is really good.
   This food is really good.
6. My grandmother makes some mouthwatering stews in winter.
   My grandmother makes some stews in the winter that are mouth watering.
7. This dinner is out of this world.
   This dinner is from another planet.
8. I'm sorry but this is disgusting.
   I'm sorry, but this is disgusting.
9. Thank you for a fantastic lunch.
   Thanks for a fantastic lunch.
10. Excuse me, waiter; the steak is rare and I ordered it well done.
    Excuse me, boy; the steak is juicy and I asked for it well done.
11. Don't you think the bread tastes a bit stale?
    Don't you think the bread tastes a bit stale?
12. Is there a veggie option on the menu?
    Is there a vegetarian option on the menu?
13. we always buy skimmed milk at home.
    We always buy skim milk at home.
14. Katie follows a healthy low fat diet.
    Katie follows a healthy, low-fat diet.
15. Try this decadent dessert.
    Try this deadly dessert.
16. It's an indulgent recipe you'll enjoy.
    It is an exquisite recipe that you will enjoy.
17. I don't really like fast food.
    I really don't like fast food.
18. Michael always has scrambled eggs for breakfast.
    Michael always eats scrambled eggs for breakfast.
19. We just loved this dish with a zesty flavor to it.
    We loved this dish with that citrus touch.
20. I didn't like the pasta: it was mushy.
    I didn't like the pasta: it was doughy.

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