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Glossary entry

Indonesian term or phrase:

gurih.

English translation:

rich, savory flavor.

Added to glossary by Christianna Braithwaite
Jun 15, 2007 11:08
16 yrs ago
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Indonesian term

Saya suka Taro karena rasanya gurih.

Indonesian to English Other Food & Drink
What's the best English equivalent for 'gurih' above and as follow:
"Kenapa suka rasa gurih? Karena rasa gurih, dicampur dengan rasa sapi panggang jadi enak".

(conversation about snacks and favourite flavours)

There is this 'rich creamy oily' as the equivalent, but I am not sure if they fit the context perfectly.

Thanks,
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 I like Taro because of its rich, savory flavor.
5 savoury
4 I like Taro because it is tasty
3 I like Taro because of its savory taste
3 I like Taro because of its crisp/y taste
Change log

Jun 16, 2007 00:08: Harry Hermawan changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Jun 17, 2007 02:04: Christianna Braithwaite changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/610580">Christianna Braithwaite's</a> old entry - "Saya suka Taro karena rasanya gurih. "" to ""I like Taro because of its rich, savory flavor.""

May 21, 2022 04:19: ErichEko ⟹⭐ changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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Discussion

Christianna Braithwaite (asker) Jun 15, 2007:
Another 'gurih' word- another different meaning? I believe, this 'gurih' word has a different meaning to the ones I wrote above : "Campuran manis sama asin jadi lebih gurih"

Many thanks,

Chris

Proposed translations

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3 hrs
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I like Taro because of its rich, savory flavor.

I too have found dictionary definitions of 'gurih' unsatisfying. This word used to trouble me a lot. After a while I found that the situations in which it's used correspond pretty much to the situations in which we Americans would use the word 'rich,' also with some connotation of 'savory'. We sometimes divide food into two categories -- sweet and savory, where savory indicates flavorful and usually somewhat salty. Sweet pies for example include apple pie, cherry pie, etc. Savory pies include chicken pie, steak and kidney pie, etc. If I'm not mistaken, 'gurih' is usually used in reference to salty foods not sweet ones -- soto, bakso, krupuk, dll. This would make sense also of your "Campuran manis sama asin jadi lebih gurih". Adding saltiness to a sweet dish makes it more 'gurih' (rich, savory).
Peer comment(s):
agree Hadiyono Jaqin
2 days 11 hrs
Thank you, Pak Hadiyono!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Sean. I think "rich, savory/savoury " probably is the best to translate 'gurih'. Your explanation was pretty comphrehensive, I won't add more comments."
1 hr

I like Taro because of its savory taste

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1 hr

I like Taro because of its crisp/y taste

imho
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7 hrs

I like Taro because it is tasty

Too simple?! But why should it be complex... ? :)
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23 hrs

savoury

savourness is the 5th basic taste (the others are Saltiness, Sourness, Sweetness, and Bitterness)

This is relatively "new" taste. In Japan it - more and less - called umami

http://www.answers.com/topic/basic-taste
Reference:

http://www.answers.com/topic/basic-taste

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