Savory vs Tasty - What's the difference?
savory | tasty |
Tasty, attractive to the palate.
Salty or non-sweet.
Not overly sweet.
(figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
A snack.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 18, author=Florence Fabricant, title=Off the Menu, work=New York Times
, 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. }}
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings.
The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor; delicious.
(obsolete) Having or showing good taste; tasteful.
(slang) Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.
As adjectives the difference between savory and tasty
is that savory is tasty, attractive to the palate while tasty is having a pleasant or satisfying flavor; delicious.As a noun savory
is a snack or savory can be any of several mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings.savory
English
(wikipedia savory)Alternative forms
* savoury (British)Etymology 1
From the (etyl) savoure, from savourer, from (etyl) saporare, from saporAdjective
(en adjective)- The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
- The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
- The savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.
- Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
Synonyms
* See alsoNoun
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Etymology 2
(Satureja) Possibly from (etyl) saetherie, from (etyl) satureia, influenced by or via (etyl) savereieNoun
(savories)Derived terms
* summer savory * winter savorytasty
English
Adjective
(er)- ''You could make this tasty meal for breakfast.
- ''These items will make an attractive and tasty display.