Descriptive Terms for Menus

Adapted from the FSA 107 course taught by MCC Professors Michelle Bartell, Nancy Miller-Randall, and Peter Walsh

Entries marked with a red asterisk (*) are subject to the Truth in Menu Labeling Laws. Groups must do additional research in order to include these terms on their menu.
A aged assorted B baked bland blunt burnt C caked char-broiled choice center cut chunked, chunky coated corn-fed * creamed crunchy D dazzling delicate distinctive aromatic an assortment of beautiful blazed boiled buttered calorie free cheesy chocolate cinnamon cold country, country style creamy cured decadent delicious doughy array / array of authentic bite-size a blend of braised buttery candied chilled chocolate flavored classic colorful covered crisp center-cut * deep-fried delight dressed delectable delightful drizzle, drizzled bitter blended browned black angus beef * caramelized choice cholesterol free * clove cool crafted crumble, crumbly artfully

dry, (dry-aged) E elastic exquisite F famous festive filet / fillet, filleted fleshy fresh fruity G garlic, garlicky glazed gourmet H hand-rubbed heart healthy * hot I ice-cold intense J K L julienne

dull encrusted exotic fantastic finger-food flaky fluffy fried full, full-bodied generous gluten-free * greasy half, halved heart smart * hardboiled icy intriguing juicy jumbo epicurean taste, treat extraordinary fat finger-licking flavorful fragile frosty furry generous portion golden grilled heaping homemade heavenly indulgent fat-free * fizzing, fizzy flavored with free--range * frozen flown in daily * gingery gooey gritty hearty honey-glazed honeyed infused ethnic

kosher - salt, meat, etc. * large leathery lightly salted lavish less loaded layered light / lite * low * lean lightly-breaded low-calorie *

low-fat * luscious M marinated mild moist N nationally famous nutty O P oily palatable pickled popular pulpy Q R No entries for Q rancid rich S salt / salty scrumptious served in silky skillfully smooth special

low sodium *

lukewarm

lemon-flavored

mashed minty mouth-watering natural * nutritious * open-faced peppery piquant pounded pungent

meaty mixed mushy non-fat *

messy mixture of made from scratch * nutmeg

organic * perfection plump prepared pured petite poached prickly

reduced * ripe satin, satiny sea, sea-salt served steaming simmered small soothing spiced

refresh / refreshing roasted sauted seared served with sizzling smoky, smoked southern style spicy savory seasoned sharp slow-cooked smothered sour spiral-cut

spongy sticky succulent sweet T tang / tangy tasteless tepid toasted U V W unflavored vanilla warm whipped-cream topped woody X Y Z No entries for X yummy zesty

sprinkled strawberry flavored sugary sweet-and-sour tantalizing tasty terrific topped unseasoned vanilla flavored waxy whole

steamed strong sugar free * syrupy tart tempting thick tossed

steamy stuffed superb

tasteful tender thin traditional

velvety wet, wet-aged wild

vinegary whipped wonderful

zippy