Savory or Savoury may refer to:
- 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
- Savoriness, a culinary term traditionally contrasted with sweetness. Savory foods are flavorful but not sweet
- Umami, also called savoriness, one of the basic tastes detected by the human tongue. This is a more recent, restricted use than the above.
- Savoury (small dish), a small savoury dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in European cuisine, particularly in Britain and France
- "Savory" (song), 1994 single by the band Jawbox
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Famous quotes containing the word savory:
“Let the stoics say what they please, we do not eat for the good of living, but because the meat is savory and the appetite is keen.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Let the stoics say what they please, we do not eat for the good of living, but because the meat is savory and the appetite is keen.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“With a broad shoehorn
I am unstuffing a big bird in this dream
Msomebody else’s holiday feast—
and repacking the crop of my own,
knowing it will burst with such
onion, oyster, savory bread crust.”
—Maxine Kumin (b. 1925)