earthy flavors
Mushroom and beet
Earthy flavors are tastes reminiscent of soil, forest floor, mushrooms, or root vegetables—organic and unrefined rather than bright or sweet.
The term describes foods and drinks with deep, grounded character: The wine had earthy flavors of truffle and wet leaves.
Beets, certain cheeses, and aged teas often carry earthy notes.
- mustyStale from dampness
- soilGround matter for planting
- mushroomFleshy fungal body
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
root vegetable · forest floor · umami · aged cheese · loamy · woody · peat · mineral · rustic · damp · humus · beetroot · terroir · old world · fungal · mossy · grounding · rich