flavor enhancement
Making food tastier
Flavor enhancement is anything that makes food taste better or more intense.
Salt is the most common flavor enhancer, amplifying existing tastes rather than adding its own.
MSG performs a similar function, boosting savory depth.
The phrase also covers techniques like browning, marinating, or adding acids: A squeeze of lemon provides flavor enhancement to grilled fish.
- caramelizationSugar's heat transformation
- chili peppersPungent, heat-bearing fruits
- garlic powderPulverized dried allium sativum
- herb crustAromatic plant-based outer layer
- umamiFifth taste sensation
citric acid · sea salt · cocoa powder · roasting · smoke ring · mouthfeel · honey · fat cap · brightness · taste receptors · fermentation · lemon zest · depth · pickling · deglazing · monosodium glutamate · marination · aspartame
- salt-free dietsalt substitute, unsalted butter, sodium intake, Mrs. Dash, seasoning blends
taste intensity modification
flavor enhancementblandness
Absence of distinctive qualities
tastelessness · flavorlessness · insipidity · insipidness · flatness