Food texture · Food and eating
creamy
smooth and rich
Creamy food is smooth, soft and often rich in texture.
This vs that
The sauce is creamy.
The sauce is watery.
Hear it in real life
What did you think of the pasta?
The sauce was really creamy and full of flavour.
The mushroom sauce was lovely and creamy without being too heavy.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Creamy' is the natural everyday adjective for this texture.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: This soup is very cream.
Say: This soup is very creamy.
Use the adjective 'creamy', not the noun 'cream'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
creamynoun; taste creamy
Food texture words
Food and eating · Food texture: the words around “creamy”.
Your turn: say it out loud
It's really creamy.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
creamy
smooth and rich
“The mushroom sauce was lovely and creamy without being too heavy.”
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