food texture
How bites feel
Food texture is the physical sensation of food in the mouth—how it feels when bitten, chewed, and swallowed.
Texture encompasses qualities like crunchiness, creaminess, chewiness, and graininess.
It plays a crucial role in eating pleasure and food aversion: The texture of oysters puts some people off.
Culinary technique often aims to achieve or preserve particular textures.
- al denteTender but resistant
- mouthfeelOral texture perception
- chewinessTexture requiring sustained mastication
- sticky riceAdhesive cooked grain variety
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
creaminess · dry · viscosity · adhesiveness · crunchiness · snap crackle pop · elasticity · tenderness · firmness · smoothness · brittleness · graininess · toothsome · soft · silky · unctuous · gooey · fluffiness
- chewingmastication, chewing, gnawing, grinding, biting
- macro photographymacro lens, macro shot, close-ups, magnification, shallow depth
physical vs. chemical properties
food texturenutritional content
Nutrients in edibles
chemical composition · flavor · taste · molecular structure · caloric content