Savory

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Savory or Savoury may refer to:

Common usage[edit]

  • Herbs of the genus Satureja, particularly:
    • Summer savory (Satureja hortensis), an annual herb, used to flavor food
    • Winter savory (Satureja montana), a perennial herb, also used to flavor food, but less common than summer savory
    • Savory of Crete (Satureja thymbra), an evergreen herb native to Eurasia, rarely used in seasoning food

Food[edit]

  • In Western cuisine, food that is considered suitable for a main course or other non-dessert course is called savory as opposed to sweet
  • Savoury (dish), a small savoury dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in some European cuisine
  • Savory (ice cream), a brand of ice cream from Nestlé
  • Savoury pattie, a battered and deep fried disc of mashed potato, seasoned with sage
  • Savoury pie, pies with savoury ingredients, as opposed to sweet pies
  • Umami, also called savoriness, one of the basic tastes detected by the human tongue

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