savory
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Meanwhile a splash of olive brine contributes a savory, mineral edge that makes the whole thing strangely compelling.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Read the ingredient list and you’ll find dehydrated onion, beef bouillon, herbs, spices and other savory building blocks.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
What it will do is add a savory backbone that makes the entire skillet taste like you spent much longer cooking than you actually did.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Then comes the pico de gallo, which may be one of the most underrated grocery-store shortcuts of all time: tomatoes, onion, cilantro and jalapeños already chopped and ready to collapse into something savory.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
They grated plantains, green bananas, yautías, and yucca, into bowls, seasoned the mixture, spooned mounds of it onto roasted banana leaves, and dropped chunks of savory meat into the centers of the mounds.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Vocabulary lists containing savory
A Single Shard
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