Adjectives that Describe Food Texture

Adjective

Meaning

Example sentence

Buttery

smooth and creamy like butter.

Mary made a rich and buttery chocolate cake for dinner.

Chewy

food that you need to chew a lot before swallowing.

The food you made was tasteless and chewy. I could hardly swallow the meat.

Crumbly

easily falls apart into small pieces.

This cheese is supposed to have a soft and crumbly texture.

Crunchy

that makes a sharp noise when eaten.

I like the way you make toast. It’s so crunchy.

Creamy

smooth texture without any lumps.

She blended the liquid and vegetables and the result was creamy soup.

Gooey

sticky and soft. Adjectives that Describe Food Texture

This chocolate cake is light and gooey.

Juicy

texture which contains a lot of juice.

I love the steak. It’s so juicy.

Lumpy

a liquid containing solid pieces.

The sauce is a bit lumpy. I’ll give it a whisk.

Moist

slightly wet texture.

The fruit cake is buttery and moist. Just the way I like it!

Runny

containing more liquid than normal.

The eggs were hard on the outside and runny on the inside.

Smooth

creamy texture that doesn’t contain any lumps.

The sauce Susana made was very smooth and tasty.

Sticky

a viscous texture, like glue.

The dough is too sticky. I should add more flour to it.

Soft

easily changes shape when pressed.

I like my carrot cake to be soft and moist.

Tender

food that is soft and easy to chew. Adjectives that Describe Food Texture

Meat gets tender when you hammer it.

Thick

a liquid that doesn’t flow easily.

The sauce is too thick. Why don’t you add some water and whisk it a bit?

Crispy

pleasantly thin, hard, and crunchy.

These crisps are so fresh and crispy.

Flaky

breaks into thin layers or pieces.

I love croissants when they are warm and flaky.

Velvety

soft, smooth, and luxurious.

The chocolate mousse was velvety and rich.

Fibrous

full of fibres, stringy.

Some cuts of beef can be tough and fibrous.

Brittle

hard but easy to break.

Peanut brittle is sweet, crunchy, and brittle.

Tough

very hard to cut or chew.

The steak was overcooked and tough.

Gritty

containing small hard pieces like sand.

The sauce tasted gritty because it wasn’t sieved.

Airy

light, fluffy, full of air.

The sponge cake was so airy it melted in the mouth.

Pasty

thick, sticky, and unpleasant. Adjectives that Describe Food Texture

The porridge was too pasty and hard to eat.

Silky

very smooth and pleasant to touch.

The custard had a silky texture.

Rubbery

chewy in an unpleasant way.

The calamari was rubbery and overcooked.

Stringy

full of long, tough fibres.

The old chicken meat was stringy and hard to swallow.

Fluffy

soft and light, full of air.

I love fluffy pancakes with maple syrup.

Greasy

containing or covered with too much oil or fat.

The fries were delicious but a bit greasy.

Powdery

dry, like powder.

The biscuits were too dry and powdery.