mouthfeel

plural mouthfeels · alternative mouth feel

1. A feeling (other than taste) perceived inside the mouth.
   1. countableuncountableThe texture of food, drink, etc. as perceived by the mouth.

      Dark ale tends to have a creamy mouthfeel.

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      Liquid foods which are essentially Newtonian fluids may be considered to have their texture or “mouthfeel” adequately described by their viscosity.

      1962, Samuel A. Matz, Food Texture, Westport, CT: The AVI publishing company, page 41

      “Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel,” ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray.

      2000 January 28, Oliver Burkeman, quoting Heston Blumenthal, “Things that make you go yum”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 May 2023

      The disappearance of hummus from the shelves after a hygiene problem at a plant supplying supermarkets has revealed the depth of popular addiction to this appealing paste. Its taste, at once earthy and refreshing, now has a large place in the British palate. Its grainy texture offers what food chemists call “mouthfeel” at its best.

      [2007 February 23, “In praise of … hummus”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2022

      “So to start with,” Adria says, “it [a transgender woman's penis] doesn’t get as hard, it doesn’t really ejaculate, and it has a different mouthfeel. Can we please talk about the mouthfeel? Why is no one talking about the mouthfeel?” she repeats, looking straight into the camera through her clear-framed glasses as the camera zooms in.

      2018 August 24, Katherine Cross, “The Oscar Wilde of YouTube fights the alt-right with decadence and seduction”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2019

      Our five tasters[…]conducted a blind test of the biscuits. They were asked to assess them on their appearance (an even golden-brown); aroma (biscuity); mouthfeel (either pleasantly chewy or with a satisfying crunch); and flavour (balanced, perfumed with golden syrup and earthy with oats).

      2023 April 22, Yvonne C. Lam, “Supermarket Anzac biscuit taste test: from ‘beautiful’ to ‘an intense workout’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023

   2. countableuncountableThe sensations of the tongue when it moves around in the mouth.

      I have a much better mouthfeel since my broken tooth has been repaired.