Taste · Food and eating
savoury
not sweet
Savoury food is not sweet; it can have many different flavours, from mild to spicy.
This vs that
These biscuits are savoury.
This cake is sweet.
Hear it in real life
Do you want cake?
Not today. I'd rather have something savoury.
I usually have something savoury for breakfast, like eggs on toast.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Savoury is the natural everyday adjective for non-sweet food.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I prefer savoury foods than sweet foods.
Say: I prefer savoury foods to sweet foods.
Use prefer A to B, not prefer A than B.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
something savoury
I fancy something savoury rather than a dessert.
She packed something savoury for the train journey.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about taste.
a hint of ___
There's a hint of lemon in the sauce.
it tastes like ___
It tastes like homemade soup.
Taste words
Food and eating · Taste: the words around “savoury”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I usually fancy something savoury.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
savoury
not sweet
“I usually have something savoury for breakfast, like eggs on toast.”
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