Flavour
noun
The taste of something, or the way it smells.
This ice cream has a rich vanilla flavour.
Often appears as...
- distinct flavour
- savour the flavour
noun
A particular type of something.
The book had a distinct flavour of mystery and intrigue.
Often appears as...
- political flavour
- distinct flavour
verb
To give a particular taste to something.
She flavoured the soup with fresh herbs.
Often appears as...
- flavour with
- flavour soup
noun
A property of quarks that affects their role in particle physics.
There are six flavours of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom.
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noun
The taste of something, or the way it smells.
This ice cream has a rich vanilla flavour.
Often appears as...
- distinct flavour
- savour the flavour
noun
A particular type of something.
The book had a distinct flavour of mystery and intrigue.
Often appears as...
- political flavour
- distinct flavour
verb
To give a particular taste to something.
She flavoured the soup with fresh herbs.
Often appears as...
- flavour with
- flavour soup
noun
A property of quarks that affects their role in particle physics.
There are six flavours of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Experience
Relates to the senses, mainly taste and smell, which are subjective.
This curry has a fiery flavour.
Pro Tip 2/3Descriptive Imagery
Often used to describe food with vivid language that evokes imagery.
Her homemade salsa had a zesty flavour.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Flavours can be associated with cultural or regional dishes.
Traditional paella has a unique saffron flavour.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Experience
Relates to the senses, mainly taste and smell, which are subjective.
This curry has a fiery flavour.
Pro Tip 2/3Descriptive Imagery
Often used to describe food with vivid language that evokes imagery.
Her homemade salsa had a zesty flavour.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Flavours can be associated with cultural or regional dishes.
Traditional paella has a unique saffron flavour.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Experience
Relates to the senses, mainly taste and smell, which are subjective.
This curry has a fiery flavour.
Pro Tip 2/3Descriptive Imagery
Often used to describe food with vivid language that evokes imagery.
Her homemade salsa had a zesty flavour.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Flavours can be associated with cultural or regional dishes.
Traditional paella has a unique saffron flavour.
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The microbial jungles...
and play a critical role within the global ecosystem that supports all larger organisms, including us. They produce much of the oxygen we breath, and are recruited to clean up environmental pollution, like oil spills, or to treat our waste water. Not to mention, biofilms are normal and flavor enhancing parts
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Secret Formula of...
ingredients are listed but there's one that's purposely vague natural flavors those are things which have come from nature from many different sources of plants vegetables or things like that that's actually the most closely guarded trade secret in the world so we don't
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How sugar affects the...
yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue? And does eating a little bit of sugar make you crave more? You take a bite of cereal.
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The incredible...
Or you could ask it if people are going to like your next song, or your next flavor of ice cream. Or, much more importantly, you could work with a computer to solve a problem that we've never faced before. For instance, climate change.
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What color is Tuesday?...
Imagine a world in which you see numbers and letters as colored even though they're printed in black, in which music or voices trigger a swirl of moving, colored shapes, in which words and names fill your mouth with unusual flavors.
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Elevating simple...
elevate the flavor of the vegetables I do this for a couple reasons one I think it's a lot harder to cook vegetables and make them freely delicious I mean who doesn't like the smell of frying bacon if you take like a really humble
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Are food preservatives...
Like the compounds in smoke, these sop up free radicals and stave off rancid flavors that can develop in foods like oils, cheese, and cereal. Other antioxidants like citric acid and ascorbic acid help cut produce keep its color
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What is MSG, and is it...
it had been identified as an important part of our brain chemistry. Our body produces enough glutamate for all these processes, but the molecule is also present in our diet. You can taste its signature savory flavor in foods
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The danger of AI is...
is known for disrupting all kinds of industries. What about ice cream? What kind of mind-blowing new flavors could we generate with the power of an advanced artificial intelligence?
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TV Presenter Eats...
reindeer the value and respect these animals so much nothing is wasted here up thank you hmm I think it was expecting the flavor to be much much stronger but it's very mild
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The microbial jungles...
and play a critical role within the global ecosystem that supports all larger organisms, including us. They produce much of the oxygen we breath, and are recruited to clean up environmental pollution, like oil spills, or to treat our waste water. Not to mention, biofilms are normal and flavor enhancing parts
Video examples
Secret Formula of...
ingredients are listed but there's one that's purposely vague natural flavors those are things which have come from nature from many different sources of plants vegetables or things like that that's actually the most closely guarded trade secret in the world so we don't
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue? And does eating a little bit of sugar make you crave more? You take a bite of cereal.
Video examples
The incredible...
Or you could ask it if people are going to like your next song, or your next flavor of ice cream. Or, much more importantly, you could work with a computer to solve a problem that we've never faced before. For instance, climate change.
Video examples
What color is Tuesday?...
Imagine a world in which you see numbers and letters as colored even though they're printed in black, in which music or voices trigger a swirl of moving, colored shapes, in which words and names fill your mouth with unusual flavors.
Video examples
Elevating simple...
elevate the flavor of the vegetables I do this for a couple reasons one I think it's a lot harder to cook vegetables and make them freely delicious I mean who doesn't like the smell of frying bacon if you take like a really humble
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Are food preservatives...
Like the compounds in smoke, these sop up free radicals and stave off rancid flavors that can develop in foods like oils, cheese, and cereal. Other antioxidants like citric acid and ascorbic acid help cut produce keep its color
Video examples
What is MSG, and is it...
it had been identified as an important part of our brain chemistry. Our body produces enough glutamate for all these processes, but the molecule is also present in our diet. You can taste its signature savory flavor in foods
Video examples
The danger of AI is...
is known for disrupting all kinds of industries. What about ice cream? What kind of mind-blowing new flavors could we generate with the power of an advanced artificial intelligence?
Video examples
TV Presenter Eats...
reindeer the value and respect these animals so much nothing is wasted here up thank you hmm I think it was expecting the flavor to be much much stronger but it's very mild
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Michael Buble
Canadian Musician
I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.
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Debra Winger
American Actor
I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?
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Abhishek Banerjee
Indian Politician
All my characters have their own political thoughts of the world around. If it is not in the script, I put it into them so that they become rooted to the local flavour.
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Matt Sydal
American Wrestler
For me, I'm not trying to be the flavor for everybody. But I'm just proud when people I respect or people that I want to be my fans are my fans.
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Nick Offerman
American Actor
I always had a lot of confidence in my work and the unique flavor I like to bring to my characters, but you know I'm not a huge dreamer.
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John Stuart Mill
English Philosopher
Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
I adore recipes that make use of one cut of meat or a whole animal to create a complex dish, loaded with flavour.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
I learned at a young age what chasing flavors meant, and I've been doing that my whole life.
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George Eliot
British Author
Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.
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Patrick Marber
English Writer
My whole life has a Jewish flavour.
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Michael Buble
Canadian Musician
I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.
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Debra Winger
American Actor
I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?
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Abhishek Banerjee
Indian Politician
All my characters have their own political thoughts of the world around. If it is not in the script, I put it into them so that they become rooted to the local flavour.
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Matt Sydal
American Wrestler
For me, I'm not trying to be the flavor for everybody. But I'm just proud when people I respect or people that I want to be my fans are my fans.
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Nick Offerman
American Actor
I always had a lot of confidence in my work and the unique flavor I like to bring to my characters, but you know I'm not a huge dreamer.
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John Stuart Mill
English Philosopher
Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
I adore recipes that make use of one cut of meat or a whole animal to create a complex dish, loaded with flavour.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
I learned at a young age what chasing flavors meant, and I've been doing that my whole life.
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George Eliot
British Author
Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.
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Patrick Marber
English Writer
My whole life has a Jewish flavour.
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