Pungency refers to the taste of food commonly referred to as spiciness, hotness or heat, found in foods such as chili peppers. Highly pungent tastes may be experienced as unpleasant. The term piquancy is sometimes applied to foods with a lower degree of pungency that are "agreeably stimulating to the palate". Examples of piquant food include mustard and curry.
Spicy
condition of having a strong, sharp smell or flavor that is often so strong that it is unpleasant
Also known as:
French:
Piquante
Spanish:
Picante
Wikidata ID:
Q1517948
Wikipedia title:
Pungency
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