#flavours
BASICS:
달다 sweet,
맵다 spicy,
짜다 salty,
시다 sour,
쓰다 bitter,
맛있다 yummy,
맛없다 gross.
BEYOND:
단맛
1. 감미롭다 sweet and tasty
2. 달콤하다 slightly sweet
3. 달콤새콤하다 sweet and sour
4. 달달하다 has sweet undertones
5. 달착지근하다 has a touch of sweetness
6. 들큼하다 unpleasantly sweet
7. 들척지근하다 has a touch of unpleasant sweetness
매운맛
1. 매콤하다 slightly spicy
2. 맵싸하다 spicy and pungent
3. 칼칼하다 very spicy
4. 얼큰하다 quite spicy (usually used to describe broth or soup)
5. 아리다 unpleasantly spicy
6. 얼얼하다 very spicy (lasts for a long time)
7. 화끈하다 very spicy (quickly goes away)
note: the korean language has more than 20 words to describe spiciness, these are just the more common ones.
짠맛
1. 짭짤하다 slightly spicy
2. 짭짜름하다 has a touch of saltiness
3. 찝찔하다 has a touch of unpleasant saltiness
4. 간간하다 pleasantly salty
신맛
1. 새콤하다 slightly sour
2. 시큼하다 unpleasantly very sour
3. 시척지근하다 unpleasantly slightly sour
4. 새콤달콤하다 sweet and sour (used more than 달콤새콤하다)
5. 시디시다 very sour
쓴맛
1. 쌉쌀하다 slightly bitter
2. 쌉싸래하다 has a touch of bitterness
3. 쓰디쓰다 very bitter
기타
1. 감칠맛이 나다 tasty (usually describes a savory dish)
2. 개운하다 refreshing
3. 고소하다 savory (usually describes grainy or nutty flavors)
4. 구수하다 hearty (stronger than 고소하다)
5. 꼬소름하다 quite savory
6. 느끼하다 fatty, greasy, oily (koreans often describe non-korean food to be 느끼하다)
7. 담백하다 light, clean flavor (the opposite of 느끼하다)
8. 덤덤하다 lacking flavor
9. 떫다 bitter & sour
10. 떠름하다 slightly bitter and sour
11. 밍밍하다 bland
12. 보들보들하다 soft, tender
13. 비리다 fishy
14. 비릿하다 slightly fishy
15. 살살 녹다 (verb) melts in one’s mouth
16. 삼삼하다 tasty and slightly salty
17. 슴슴하다 lacking salt
18. 시원하다 refreshing (used more then than 개운하다)
19. 쫄깃쫄깃하다 chewy
20. 바삭바삭하다/아삭아삭하다 crunchy
21. 싱겁다 bland (used more often than 밍밍하다)
