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Relish vs. Taste — What's the Difference?

Relish vs. Taste — What's the Difference?

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Relish

A relish is a cooked and pickled product made of chopped vegetables, fruits, pickles or herbs and is a food item typically used as a condiment or as a salsa to enhance a staple. Examples are chutneys and the North American relish, a pickled cucumber jam eaten with hot dogs or hamburgers.

Taste

The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste (flavor). Taste is the perception produced or stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds in the oral cavity, mostly on the tongue.

Relish

Hearty enjoyment or appreciation
"pausing with the relish of a man who knows he's about to get off a zinger" (Tad Friend).

Taste

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance
The wine had a fruity taste

Relish

Something that lends pleasure or zest
The fact that the opposing team is our longtime rival was an added relish to our victory.
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Taste

A person's liking for particular flavours
This pudding is too sweet for my taste

Relish

A keen liking for something
A relish for adventure.

Taste

The ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard
She has frightful taste in literature

Relish

A spicy or savory condiment or appetizer, such as chutney or olives.

Taste

Perceive or experience the flavour of
She had never tasted ice cream before

Relish

A condiment of chopped sweet pickles.

Taste

Have experience of
The team has not yet tasted victory at home

Relish

The flavor of a food, especially when appetizing.

Taste

To distinguish the flavor of by taking into the mouth.

Relish

A trace or suggestion of a pleasurable quality.

Taste

To eat or drink a small quantity of.

Relish

To take keen pleasure in; enjoy fully
Relished every minute of their vacation.

Taste

To partake of, especially for the first time; experience
Prisoners finally tasting freedom.

Relish

To be pleased with or look forward to
I don't relish speaking with that student's parents about his behavior.

Taste

(Archaic) To appreciate or enjoy.

Relish

(Archaic) To give spice or flavor to.

Taste

To distinguish flavors in the mouth.

Relish

(Archaic) To have a pleasing or distinctive taste.

Taste

To have a distinct flavor
The stew tastes salty.

Relish

A pleasant taste.

Taste

To eat or drink a small amount.

Relish

Enjoyment; pleasure.

Taste

To have experience or enjoyment; partake
Tasted of the life of the very rich.

Relish

A quality or characteristic tinge.

Taste

The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.

Relish

(followed by "for") A taste (for); liking (of); fondness.

Taste

This sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth.

Relish

A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

Taste

The sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by a substance placed in the mouth.

Relish

In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Taste

The unified sensation produced by any of these qualities plus a distinct smell and texture; flavor.

Relish

Something that is greatly liked or savoured.

Taste

A distinctive perception as if by the sense of taste
An experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.

Relish

(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of

Taste

The act of tasting.

Relish

(transitive) To take great pleasure in.
He relishes their time together.
I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.

Taste

A small quantity eaten or tasted.

Relish

To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.

Taste

A limited or first experience; a sample
"Thousands entered the war, got just a taste of it, and then stepped out" (Mark Twain).

Relish

(transitive) To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing.

Taste

A personal preference or liking
A taste for adventure.
A play that was not to my taste.

Relish

To give pleasure.

Taste

The ability to recognize and appreciate what is beautiful, excellent, or appropriate
Has good taste in clothes.

Relish

To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.
Now I begin to relish thy advice.
He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys.

Taste

The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation
A remark made in bad taste.

Relish

To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
A savory bit that served to relish wine.

Taste

(Obsolete) The act of testing; trial.

Relish

To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.

Taste

One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
He had a strange taste in his mouth.
Venison has a strong taste.

Relish

A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
Much pleasure we have lost while we abstainedFrom this delightful fruit, nor known till nowTrue relish, tasting.
When liberty is gone,Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.

Taste

The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
His taste was impaired by an illness.

Relish

Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
It preserve some relish of old writing.

Taste

A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.

Relish

A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
A relish for whatever was excelent in arts.
I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j dicious.

Taste

A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.
Dr. Parker has good taste in wine.

Relish

That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.

Taste

Personal preference; liking; predilection.
I have developed a taste for fine wine.

Relish

The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.

Taste

A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
Such anecdotes give one a taste of life on a trauma ward.

Relish

Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

Taste

A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.

Relish

Spicy or savory condiment

Taste

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.

Relish

The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Taste

To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
The chicken tasted great, but the milk tasted like garlic.

Relish

Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in;
She relished her fame and basked in her glory

Taste

(transitive) To identify (a flavor) by sampling something orally.
I can definitely taste the marzipan in this cake.

Taste

To experience.
I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise.
They had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

Taste

To take sparingly.

Taste

To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.

Taste

(obsolete) To try by the touch; to handle.

Taste

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.
Taste it well and stone thou shalt it find.

Taste

To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine.
When Commodus had once tasted human blood, he became incapable of pity or remorse.

Taste

To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.
I tasted a little of this honey.

Taste

To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo.
He . . . should taste death for every man.

Taste

To partake of; to participate in; - usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.
Thou . . . wilt tasteNo pleasure, though in pleasure, solitary.

Taste

To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.

Taste

To have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to have a particular quality or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic.
Yea, every idle, nice, and wanton reasonShall to the king taste of this action.

Taste

To take sparingly.
For age but tastes of pleasures, youth devours.

Taste

To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty.
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Taste

The act of tasting; gustation.

Taste

A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste.

Taste

The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste.

Taste

Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; - formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.
I have no tasteOf popular applause.

Taste

The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.

Taste

Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste.

Taste

Essay; trial; experience; experiment.

Taste

A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tasted or eaten; a bit.

Taste

A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.
What, then, is taste, but those internal powers,Active and strong, and feelingly aliveTo each fine impulse? a discerning senseOf decent and sublime, with quick disgustFrom things deformed, or disarranged, or grossIn species? This, nor gems, nor stores of gold,Nor purple state, nor culture, can bestow,But God alone, when first his active handImprints the secret bias of the soul.

Taste

The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus;
The candy left him with a bad taste
The melon had a delicious taste

Taste

A strong liking;
My own preference is for good literature
The Irish have a penchant for blarney

Taste

Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);
Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success
To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste

Taste

A brief experience of something;
He got a taste of life on the wild side
She enjoyed her brief taste of independence

Taste

A small amount eaten or drunk;
Take a taste--you'll like it

Taste

The faculty of taste;
His cold deprived him of his sense of taste

Taste

A kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds;
A wine tasting

Taste

Have flavor; taste of something

Taste

Take a sample of;
Try these new crackers
Sample the regional dishes

Taste

Perceive by the sense of taste;
Can you taste the garlic?

Taste

Have a distinctive or characteristic taste;
This tastes of nutmeg

Taste

Distinguish flavors;
We tasted wines last night

Taste

Experience briefly;
The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died

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