Q.
Just how many words can fussy/displeased diners use to describe what’s on their plates?

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A.

A great many, as it turns out. A sampling …

Acrid
An overwhelmingly unpleasant, strong taste.

Amaroidal
Bitter.

Blinky
Going sour. Used to describe milk that’s on its way off.

Brackish
A bit salty. Definitely not tempting to eat.

Claggy
Sticky, lumpy, too thick.

Cloying
Unduly sweet.

Frowy
It’s stale. Gone bad.

Mawkish
Tasteless, or having a bad taste.

Nidorous
Unpleasant – smells or tastes like burning fat.

Pongy
Smells bad.

Rebarbative
Off-putting. Inspiring disgust.

Sacchariferous
It’s not an inherently negative word, but just had to include. Has or produces sugar.

Salsoacid
A combined taste of salt and acid.

Stodgy
Heavy, filling, landing like a lump in the stomach.

Undelicious
Not. Delicious. Couldn’t be clearer, but rarely used.

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