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“Most people experience them as some kind of weird, off-white, old-toenail-color crunchiness that you walk on on the beach,” says Julia Parrish, a marine ecologist at the University of Washington.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2023

“More crunchiness meant that people tended to like it more,” Coulais says.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

So are the big shrimp, their oceanic freshness such a fine contrast to the crunchiness, the tails most definitely crisped enough to easily eat.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

He notes that while natto's powerful aroma and crunchiness can serve as a contrast to a mild and fragrant bowl of rice, nameko mushrooms would be more likely to appear in miso soup.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2021

At least the flesh was tasty and unfishy, and the crunchiness of cartilage was a welcome respite from so much soft food.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel