You are right with the exact definition Jessica - it is just ore the way I use the word. with a piece of cheese I have other words I'd use -nutty, earthy , etc. So I think I use savory when there are more different flavors to describe.
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beth b - Apr 21, 2008 8:12:19 am PDT #2837 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2008 8:15:13 am PDT #2838 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
savory == umami
brenda m - Apr 21, 2008 8:31:51 am PDT #2839 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Isn't there a difference between the definition of savory-the-flavor and savory-the-dinner-course, though? The former seems to me both more limited and harder to describe.
Nutty - Apr 21, 2008 8:33:10 am PDT #2840 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
umami
No, YOU mami.
Sue - Apr 21, 2008 8:35:36 am PDT #2841 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Isn't there a difference between the definition of savory-the-flavor and savory-the-dinner-course, though?
In my head (which means it must me true!), savory the flavour is used when it's something that could be either sweet or not, and usually involves flavouring with herbs.
Then we could get into the herb summer savoury, and totally confuse things. My mom buys Newfoundland savoury to put in her turkey stuffing.
Jessica - Apr 21, 2008 8:37:30 am PDT #2842 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Isn't there a difference between the definition of savory-the-flavor and savory-the-dinner-course, though?
Oh sure - the noun is just my personal jumping-off point. I still think savory-the-adjective is the opposite of "sweet" though.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 21, 2008 8:45:31 am PDT #2843 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think of savory as describing possibly-but-not-necessarily salty flavors, like bread, crackers, cheese, meat, and some unsweet soups. Basically, anything that makes me thirsty for a drink other than milk or water.
Allyson - Apr 21, 2008 8:46:42 am PDT #2844 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
eHarmony wouldn't take Allyson, but they'll take cops who put successful hits out on their wives? Wrongity.
Meh. They don't let Teh Gays join. I'm okaying with getting rejected.
My stomach hurts from the anxiety over the move. JUST WANT TO GET IT DONE NOW.
SuziQ - Apr 21, 2008 8:47:52 am PDT #2845 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My stomach hurts from the anxiety over the move. JUST WANT TO GET IT DONE NOW.
There is a lot of that going around. I'm feeling PMS emotional over this and I am absolutely not PMS'ing right now.
megan walker - Apr 21, 2008 8:53:49 am PDT #2846 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh sure - the noun is just my personal jumping-off point. I still think savory-the-adjective is the opposite of "sweet" though.
This is how I use it, but that is probably the French influence, where (taste-wise) you are either "sucré" or "salé." Technically these mean sweet/salty, but in practice, it means you either prefer sweet things or savory things.