Savory or Savoury may refer to:

Common usage

* Herbs of the genus ''

Satureja ''Satureja'' is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. It is native to North Africa, southern and southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. A few New World species were formerly included i ...

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Summer savory Summer savory (''Satureja hortensis'') is among the best known of the savory genus. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial winter savory. It is used more often than winter savory, which has a slightly more ...

(''Satureja hortensis''), an annual herb, used to flavor food **

Winter savory ''Satureja montana'' (winter savory or mountain savory), is a perennial, semi-evergreen herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. It has dark green leaves and summer flower ...

(''Satureja montana''), a perennial herb, also used to flavor food, but less common than summer savory **

Savory of Crete ''Satureja thymbra'', commonly known as savory of Crete, whorled savory, pink savory, and Roman hyssop ( Arabic: ''za'atar rumi''; ''za'atar franji''), is a perennial-green dwarf shrub of the family Lamiaceae, having strongly scented leaves, ende ...

(''Satureja thymbra''), an evergreen herb native to Eurasia, formerly used in seasoning food

Food

* In Western cuisine, food that is considered suitable for a main course or other non-dessert course is called savory as opposed to sweet *

Savoury (dish) A savoury is the final course of a traditional British formal meal, following the sweet pudding or dessert course. The savoury is designed to "clear the palate" before the port is served. It generally consists of salty and plain elements. Typic ...

, a small savoury dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in some European cuisine * Savory (ice cream), a brand of ice cream from Nestlé * Savoury pattie, a battered and deep fried disc of mashed potato, seasoned with sage *

Savoury pie A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Sweet pies may be filled with fruit (as in an apple pie), nuts ( pecan pie), brown sugar ( sugar pie), sweet ...

, pies with savoury ingredients, as opposed to sweet pies * ''

Umami Umami ( from ja, 旨味 ), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. It has been described as savory and is characteristic of broths and cooked meats. People taste umami through taste receptors that typically respond to glutamates and ...

'', also called savoriness, one of the basic tastes detected by the human tongue.

People

Allan Savory Clifford Allan Redin Savory (born 15 September 1935) is a Zimbabwean livestock farmer and president and co-founder of the Savory Institute. He originated holistic management, a systems thinking approach to managing resources. Savory advocate ...

(born 1935), Zimbabwean environmentalist, inventor of the Savory brittleness scale * Brett Alexander Savory (born 1973), Canadian writer * Charles Savory (1889–1915), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Douglas Savory (1878–1969), Ulster Unionist Party Member of the United Kingdom Parliament *

Gerald Savory Gerald Douglas Savory (17 November 1909 – 9 February 1996) was an English writer and television producer specialising in comedies. Biography The son of Kenneth Douglas Savory and actress Grace Lane (1877–1956), he was educated at Bradfield ...

(1909–1996), English playwright and screenwriter * Henry Savory (1914–2008), English cricketer * James Henry Savory (1855–1903), English clergyman, a Double Blue, cricketer, and footballer * Joseph Savory (1843–1931), Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London, and MP * Reg Savory (1908–1989), New Zealand businessman and politician * Lieutenant-General Sir

Reginald Savory Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Arthur Savory (26 July 1894 − 14 June 1980) was a British Indian Army officer who served during both World War I and World War II. Military career Educated at Uppingham School, he then attended the Royal Mili ...

(1894–1980), British Indian Army Officer *

Michael Savory Sir Michael Berry Savory (born 1943) was Lord Mayor of London for 2004-05. Savory was elected to Common Council in 1980 and as an Alderman in 1996. He served as Aldermanic Sheriff in 2001-02 and Lord Mayor in 2004-05. He is currently Managin ...

(born 1943), Lord Mayor of London for 2004-05 *

Nathaniel Savory Nathaniel Savory (1794 - 1874) was one of the first American colonists who is said to have settled on the Ogasawara Islands. He eventually became governor, and played an active role in government before and during the colonization by Japan. Li ...

(1794–1874), American colonist to the Bonin Islands * Nirvana Savoury, musician *

Roger Savory Roger Mervyn Savory (27 January 1925 – 17 February 2022) was a British-born Professor Emeritus at the University of TorontoRoger Savory, "Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations"- University of Toronto/ref> who was an Iranologist and specialist o ...

, Iranologist and specialist on the Safavids * Sir William Savory, 1st Baronet (1826–1895), a British surgeon *

William Savory William Alcott Savory (June 11, 1916 – February 11, 2004) was an audio engineer known for his extensive private recordings of important jazz musicians in the 1930s, and for his contributions to recording technology. A musician who developed an ...

(1916–2004), audio engineer

Other uses

* "Savory" (song), a 1994 single by the band Jawbox

Common usage

Food

People

Other uses

See also