astringency

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"The Chinese like an astringency, a bitterness, that's appealing Japanese, you've got more of a greenness, more of a light sweetness to them."

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  1. The quality of being astringent; especially, that property in certain substances by which they cause contraction of soft or relaxed parts of the body: as, the astringency of acids or bitters.

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  • Her voice was caramel with a slight astringency, too deep for a woman's but too light for a man's. —  Lilith Saintcrow - [Dante Valentine 2] - Dead Man Rising
  • Turmeric has a pungent earthy aroma and adds a slight bitterness and astringency to dishes. —  The Kitchn
  • It's completely inedible when raw, which puts it even above the Hachiya persimmon in unapproachable astringency. —  The Kitchn
  • "Spam," citrus and slivered herbs, a kaleidoscopic whirl of crunchiness and chewiness, sweetness and animal pungency, three kinds of tart astringency and three kinds of chile heat - and it comes with fried peanuts. —  LA Weekly | Complete Issue
  • As it opened up, the astringency of the sour diminished a little and the cherries muscled their way in. —  Beervana, the Blog
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  1. =F. astringence; from astringent: see -ence, -ency.
 

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