overspicing
Excess flavor addition
Overspicing is adding too much spice to food, overwhelming other flavors or making a dish unpleasantly hot or pungent: The curry was ruined by overspicing.
Figuratively, it can mean adding excessive embellishment to something—a story, a performance, a design: His retelling suffered from overspicing with dramatic flourishes.
Excessive effort or action
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- saturationState of complete permeation
- excessSurplus beyond need
heavy-handed · overseasoning · overpowering · imbalance · disproportion · overabundance · smothering · overwhelming
Sharply strong-smelling
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
hot · peppery · overpowering · overwhelming · intense · potent · burning · searing
Unfit for consumption
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
wasted · unappetizing · disgusting · offensive · repulsive · unpleasant · bitterness · acrid
overdoing
Excessive effort or action
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- saturationState of complete permeation
excess · heavy-handed · overseasoning · overpowering · imbalance · disproportion · overabundance · smothering · overwhelming · drowning
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
sharp · hot · peppery · overpowering · overwhelming · intense · potent · burning · searing · eye-watering
inedible
Unfit for consumption
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
spoiled · wasted · unappetizing · disgusting · offensive · repulsive · unpleasant · bitterness · acrid · harsh
cumin
Ground aromatic seed
cayenne · cardamom · saffron · nutmeg · cinnamon · cloves · ginger · peppercorn · oregano · thyme