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Sapid

sapid
\SAP-id\ , adjective;
1.
Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor.
2.
Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking.


I've raved about the elegant and earthy lobster-and-truffle sausage, the sapid sea bass with coarse salt poached in lobster oil, and the indescribably complex and delectable ballottine of lamb stuffed with ground veal, sweet-breads and truffles.
-- James Villas, "Why Taillevent thrives", Town & Country, March 1, 1998

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