noun · neutral

texture

UK/ˈtɛkstʃə/US/ˈtɛkstʃər/TEX·ture

Band 4-5speakingtask2

The feel or consistency of a food in the mouth; how smooth, rough, hard or soft something is.

Examples

“I like the creamy texture of this pudding.”

“Overcooking ruins the texture of vegetables.”

“The bread has a light, airy texture.”

Band 8 sentence

“When you describe a dish, mention both flavour and texture—texture often explains why a dish feels satisfying.”

Collocations

  • creamy texture
  • crunchy texture
  • soft texture

Word family

texture ntextured adj

Common mistakes

I like texture of this cake.→I like the texture of this cake.

This soup has a good consistence.→This soup has a good consistency.

Say it for a higher band

5feel→6consistency→7+texture

Synonyms

consistency

Easily confused

consistency

“The consistency of the sauce was too thin, so it didn't coat the pasta.”

Related words

vegetariancaloriesustainablepasteurizeeatfrytastecook

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