Savory (US) or savoury (British) may refer to:Herbs of the genus
Satureja, particularly :
Summer savory (Satureja hortensis), an annual herb
Winter savory (Satureja montana), a perennial herb Savory ():
Culinary ArtsRefers to dishes or foods not inherently
sweet, e.g.
sour,
salty, fatty, or, especially,
meaty.Also,
Umami - considered the fifth basic taste.A small dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in
European cuisine, particularly in Britain and France.
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savory
\sa"vor*y\ (-&ybreve;), a. [from savor.] pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [written also savoury.] the chewing flocks had ta'en their supper on the savory herb.
savory
\sa"vo*ry\ (sā"v&osl;*r&ybreve;), n. [f. savorée; cf. it. santoreggia, satureja, l. satureia,] (bot.) an aromatic labiate plant (satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory. [written also savoury.]
savory
adj
1. morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" [syn: savoury, inoffensive]
[ant: unsavory]
2. having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant, savoury, spicy, zesty]
3. pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: mouth-watering, savoury, tasty]
n 1: any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees 2: dwarf aromatic shrub of mediterranean regions [syn: micromeria juliana ]
3: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: savoury]
4. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: savoury]
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