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Adjectives to describe the tastes of foods

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Mon, 09/22/2008 - 00:00 — Chris McCarthy

'How does it taste?'

How well do you know food adjectives? Take a look at the following list of adjectives which we use to describe food. Try and match the correct adjectives to the correct sentences. As this is a quiz, there is no explanation of the adjectives' meanings.

 

bitter

sour

sweet

salty

hot

oily

crunchy

stale

sticky

  • The bread is old. Don't eat it. It's too ___.










  • The Indian food was too ___ for me. It felt like my mouth was on fire!










  • Coffee and beer have a ___ taste.










  • Lemon juice is ___.










  • ___ food stays fixed to your fingers when you touch it, like honey.










  • I put a lot of sugar in it because I like it to taste ___.









  • Fried food is usually ___. It;s not healthy to eat too much of it.









  • You put too much salt in this. It's too ___.









  • Carrots and nuts are ___. They are hard and make a loud noise when you eat them.