crunchy texture
Snaps when bitten
A crunchy texture produces a loud, crisp sound when bitten or broken—the snap of a fresh apple, the shatter of a potato chip.
Foods lose their crunchy texture when they absorb moisture and go stale or soggy.
The term applies beyond food to anything that crackles underfoot or in hand: leaves with a crunchy texture, snow with a crunchy texture.
- applesRound tree fruit
- chipsThin fried slices
- potato chipsThin fried tuber slices
- cracklingSharp snapping noises
- crispFirm and breakable
carrots · friable · granola · snapping · brittle · tempura · celery · toast · nuts · peanut brittle · audible · croutons · dry · biscotti · granular · satisfying · bacon · porous
firmness/resistance
crunchy texturesoft texture
Yielding tactile quality
soft · mushy · smooth texture · creamy texture · melt-in-your-mouth