Unit 5 Listening Part 4

Texture of food

• burnt
 
• chewy
 
• chunky
 
• creamy
 
• crispy
 
• crunchy
 
• crusty
 
• dry
 
• greasy
 
• heavy
 
• juicy
• light
 
• mushy
 
• oily
 
• rare
 
• rubbery
 
• stodgy
 
• stringy
 
• sun-dried
 
• tender
 
• texture
 
• thick
 
• thin
• tough
 
• watery
 
• well done

Chewy:

(chewier, chewiest)  (of food) needing to be chewed a lot before it can be swallowed

Crispy: (crisper, crispest) (usually approving)

(of food) (also crispy) pleasantly hard and dry

Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp.

(of fruit and vegetables) (also crispy) firm and fresh

a crisp apple/lettuce

(of paper or cloth) fresh and clean; new and slightly stiff without any folds in it

a crisp new $5 bill   - a crisp white shirt

Crunchy: (crunchier, crunchiest)(approving)

 (especially of food) firm and crisp and making a sharp sound when you bite or crush it

a crunchy salad

Gooey :

BrE /ˈɡuːi/ ; NAmE /ˈɡuːi/ (informal) pegajoso - viscoso

soft and sticky      gooey cakes

Slimy:

BrE /ˈslaɪmi/ ; NAmE /ˈslaɪmi/ (slimier, slimiest)

like or covered with slime – (any unpleasant thick liquid substance) baboso

Slippery:(informal slippy) difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because it is smooth, wet or polished

slippery like a fish

Smooth: drink/taste

pleasant and not bitter

This coffee has a smooth, rich taste.

Squishy:

soft and wet

The crowd pelted the speakers with squishy tomatoes.

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