What's the difference between pungence and spicy?

Pungence


Definition:

  • (n.) Pungency.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Such plants have been used for many centuries for the pungency and flavoring value, for their medicinal properties, and, in some parts of the world, their use also has religious connotations.
  • (2) When expressed as thermodynamic activity, nasal pungency thresholds remain remarkably constant within and across the homologous series of acetates and alcohols.
  • (3) Capsaicin analogues, such as olvanil, have similar properties with minimal initial pungency.
  • (4) Results imply that nasal pungency for these stimuli rests upon a physical, rather than chemical, interaction with susceptible mucosal structures.
  • (5) The estimation of total capsaicinoids by any simple, reliable method is shown to be adequate for quality control of pungency of Capsicum fruits.
  • (6) Tarragon's slightly clove-ish pungency makes it a good substi-tute for basil in many dishes.
  • (7) The rules of additivity of pungency in mixtures need explication.
  • (8) Two experiments are reported in which the perceptual interactions between oral pungency, evoked by CO2, and the taste of each of four tastants--sucrose (sweet), quinine sulfate (bitter), sodium chloride (salty), and tartaric acid (sour)--were explored.
  • (9) In experiment 1 the effect of three concentrations of each tastant on the stimulus-response function for perceived oral pungency, in terms of both rate of change (slope) and relative position along the perceived pungency axis, was determined.
  • (10) Such plants have been used for many centuries for their pungency and flavoring value, for their medicinal properties, and in some parts of the world, their use also has religious connotations.
  • (11) We measured detection thresholds for nasal pungency (in anosmics), odor (in normosmics) and eye irritation employing a homologous series of acetates: methyl through octyl acetate, decyl and dodecyl acetate.
  • (12) In three earlier parts in this series, the varieties, cultivation, and primary processing; the processed products, world production, and trade; and the chemistry of the color, aroma, and pungency stimuli have been reviewed.
  • (13) A comparison with two other spices, namely chilli and cinnamon, suggests a spectrum in which the frequency of symptoms is proportional to the pungency of the spice.
  • (14) Physiologists have been intensely studying the action of the highly potent pungency stimuli and social psychologists the curious aspect of growing acceptance and preference for the initially unacceptable pungency sensation.
  • (15) The carrier gas was humidified in order to limit airway irritation caused by the pungency of the volatile agents.
  • (16) Furthermore, odor was always hypoadditive in mixtures (i.e., mixtures were perceived as less intense than the sum of their components), whereas pungency was, mainly, additive, and even suggested hyperadditivity.
  • (17) Pungency as a sensory attribute, its evaluation, structure-activity relationship, and its increasing acceptance and preference by diverse populations of the world are of great interest to many research disciplines.
  • (18) The outcome of a scaling experiment employing normosmic subjects indicated that, with the exception of methanol and ethanol, pungency arose when perceived intensity reached a narrowly tuned criterion level.
  • (19) Do repetitive or continuous exposures to subthreshold concentrations increase sensitivity to those substances, so that they evoke pungency when they otherwise would not?
  • (20) In this part, the evaluation of quality through instrumental determination of the causal components and the sensory evaluation of color, aroma, and pungency are discussed.

Spicy


Definition:

  • (superl.) Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.
  • (superl.) Producing, or abounding with, spices.
  • (superl.) Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She ushers us into the kitchen, where a large metal pot simmering on the hotplate emits a spicy aroma.
  • (2) It was a sunny Friday night by the seaside, and the atmosphere was spicy with sweat, lager and marijuana smoke.
  • (3) Heartburn was induced by a meal consisting of chili, black coffee, and a spicy tomato drink mix.
  • (4) The latter of these focus on the things Chile does best: wine and pisco, the local brandy with a grassy colour and spicy-sweet taste.
  • (5) Patients with gastroesophageal reflux often describe heartburn after "spicy meals."
  • (6) We walk down the narrow alley lined with boutiques, past carts selling tteokbokki , the ubiquitous gelatinous rice cakes swimming in a spicy red sauce (which taste much nicer than they sound).
  • (7) Fried foods, "spicy" foods, and alcohol were the most common precipitating factors.
  • (8) The Ned Waihopai River Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand (£9.99, Waitrose ; Majestic ) There's all the pungent verdant grass-and-gooseberry of classic Kiwi sauvignon here to match with asparagus, plus the generosity of fruit and limey acidity that will work just as well with a mildly spicy and herby Vietnamese or Thai stir-fry.
  • (9) In the last few years my wife and I have gone off going out as much as we used to, but if I did, it would be something spicy, or a really nice Chinese.
  • (10) Waiting for them, bobbing in oil, are the deals: three spicy wings with regular fries for £1, two pieces of chicken and chips for £2; or the "student special": one piece of chicken, regular fries plus a can of Pepsi, also for £2.
  • (11) He could often be seen eating spicy lamb chops at his favourite curry houses, flattering local businessmen and speaking irreverently about parliamentary colleagues.
  • (12) With its brightly punchy tomato sauce, good mound of rocket, decent if sparingly distributed mozzarella and porky, spicy salsiccia sausage, my sampler largely backed up such hype.
  • (13) The recipes veer from the incredibly simple, such as stir-fried potato slithers with chillies to the more elaborate, such as dry-braised fish with pork in spicy sauce.
  • (14) Note, too, how many manuals of eating are termed "bibles": in the cult of "nutritionism" we have Patrick Holford's Optimum Nutrition Bible and Gillian McKeith's Food Bible , and there also exist a Baby Food Bible , a Whole Food Bible , a Gluten-Free Bible , a Party Food Bible , a Spicy Food Lover's Bible , and so on ad nauseam or perhaps ad astra.
  • (15) The typhoon shelter was famous for its restaurants' cuisine – including Under Bridge Spicy Crab – and it was a nightlife hub, alive with mahjong games and hired singers.
  • (16) From a rich Indonesian rendang to a smoky Indian aubergine side dish, the ones I finally picked certainly didn't disappoint, but it was the unusual sweet and sour flavours of Angela Kim's Keralan vegetable sambar that really grabbed my attention – surely the perfect spicy, comforting Sunday supper.
  • (17) A plate of plump, pan-fried gnocchi with peppery, spicy ground pork was simple but full of good, accurate flavours.
  • (18) Mexican hot chocolate Spicy and nice: thejameskitchen's Mexican dark hot chocolate drink.
  • (19) Spiced cornbread EverydayVeg's spicy cornbread is easily packed and great for sharing.
  • (20) Ordering a procession of dishes to share over a long afternoon's grazing is the perfect way to go here: try crunchy cubes of fried tapioca with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce, and out-of-this-world torresmo (meaty, homemade pork scratchings, £1.30).

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