📚 Savoury, adjective. 🔉 /ˈseɪv(ə)ri/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: (of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet. ❗️ Examples: 1. Fresh pineapple is useful in savoury as well as in sweet dishes. 2. Leanne imagined thin, crispy crust smothered in sweet yet savory tomato sauce, warm cheese, pepperoni, and succulent mushrooms. 3. Maple syrup is no longer relegated to its standard role of sweetening pancakes and waffles; this versatile ingredient adds flavor to both sweet and savory dishes alike. 4. In general, most of the salt we consume is not added during cooking or at the table, but comes from processed foods such as bread, cheese, savoury snacks, breakfast cereals and ready-meals. 5. Nutmeg is as popular a spice for savoury dishes as sweet, lending a mellow flavour to rice puddings, sausages and mash, baked custards and fruit cake. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic