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, ...

'', particularly: **

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 **

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 flowers ...

(''Satureja montana''), a perennial herb, also used to flavor food, but less common than summer savory ** 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 * Savoury (dish), 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), fruit preserves ( jam tart), b ...

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

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

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 *

Brett Alexander Savory Brett Savory is a freelance writer, editor, and web designer. He lives in Canada with his wife, writer and editor, Sandra Kasturi. Bibliography Novels * ''A Perfect Machine'' (Angry Robot Books, February 2017) * ''In and Down'' (Brindle & Gla ...

(born 1973), Canadian writer *

Charles Savory Charles Savory (23 March 1889 – 8 May 1915) was a New Zealand international rugby league footballer and champion boxer who died in the First World War. An Australasian and New Zealand international representative forward, Savory was one of f ...

(1889–1915), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Douglas Savory (1878–1969), Ulster Unionist Party Member of the United Kingdom Parliament * Gerald Savory (1909–1996), English playwright and screenwriter *

Henry Savory Henry Jarvis Savory (4 March 1914 – 4 January 2008) was an English cricketer who played internationally for Nigeria. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for Gloucestershire County C ...

(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 (1894–1980), British Indian Army Officer *

Michael Savory Sir Michael Berry Savory (born 1943) was Lord Mayor of London for 2004–2005. Savory was elected to Court of Common Council#The Court of Common Council, Common Council in 1980 and as an Alderman in 1996. He served as Sheriffs of the City of L ...

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

Nathaniel Savory Nathaniel Savory (, ''Sebori Nanzan'', 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 coloniza ...

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

Nirvana Savoury X-Quisite was a Canadian R&B girl group, originally consisting of Nicole Holness, Melanie Fiona Hallim, and Andreena Mill. Soon after being established in 2002, the trio were signed to Linus Entertainment (then distributed by Warner Music Cana ...

, musician *

Roger Savory Roger Mervyn Savory (27 January 1925 – 16 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 *

William Scovell Savory Sir William Scovell Savory, 1st Baronet (30 November 18264 March 1895) was a British surgeon. Biography He was born in London, the son of William Henry Savory, and his second wife, Mary Webb. He entered St Bartholomew's Hospital as a student in ...

(1826–1895), 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 i ...

(1916–2004), audio engineer

Other uses

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

Common usage

Food

People

Other uses

See also