Savory or Savoury may refer to:
Common usage
* Herbs of the genus ''
Satureja
''Satureja'' is a genus of aromatic plants of the family (biology), family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. It is native to Southern Europe, southern and southeastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Historically, ...
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Summer savory
Summer savory (''Satureja hortensis'') is among the best known of the Satureja, 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 sligh ...
(''Satureja hortensis''), an annual herb, used to flavor food
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Winter savory (''Satureja montana''), a perennial herb, also used to flavor food, but less common than summer savory
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Savory of Crete (''Satureja thymbra''), an evergreen herb native to Eurasia, rarely used in seasoning food
Food
* In Western cuisine, food that is considered suitable for a
main course
A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée () course.
Usage
In the United States and Canada (except Quebec), the main course is traditionally called an "entrée". En ...
or other non-dessert course is called savory as opposed to sweet
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Savoury (dish), a small savoury dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in some European cuisine
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Savory (ice cream), a brand of ice cream from Nestlé
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Savoury pattie, a battered and deep fried disc of mashed potato, seasoned with sage
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Savoury pie, pies with savoury ingredients, as opposed to sweet pies
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Umami
Umami ( from ), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. It is characteristic of broths and cooked meats.
People taste umami through taste receptors that typically respond to glutamates and nucleotides, which are widely present in me ...
, also called savoriness, one of the basic tastes detected by the human tongue
People
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Allan Savory
Clifford Allan Redin Savory (born 15 September 1935) is a Zimbabwean livestock farmer and former Rhodesian politician. He is the president and co-founder of the Savory Institute. He originated Holistic management (agriculture), holistic managem ...
(born 1935), Zimbabwean environmentalist, inventor of the Savory brittleness scale
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Brett Alexander Savory (born 1973), Canadian writer
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Charles Savory (1889–1915), New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Douglas Savory (1878–1969), Ulster Unionist Party Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
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Gerald Savory (1909–1996), English playwright and screenwriter
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Henry Savory (1914–2008), English cricketer
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James Henry Savory (1855–1903), English clergyman, a Double Blue, cricketer, and footballer
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Joseph Savory (1843–1931), Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London, and MP
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Reg Savory (1908–1989), New Zealand businessman and politician
* Lieutenant-General Sir
Reginald Savory (1894–1980), British Indian Army Officer
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Michael Savory (born 1943), Lord Mayor of London for 2004-05
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Nathaniel Savory (1794–1874), American colonist to the Bonin Islands
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Nirvana Savoury, musician
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Roger Savory, Iranologist and specialist on the Safavids
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William Scovell Savory (1826–1895), British surgeon
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William Savory (1916–2004), audio engineer
Other uses
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"Savory" (song), a 1994 single by the band Jawbox
See also
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Savery, a surname
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Savor (disambiguation)
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Savory Creek, Western Australia
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