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mouthwatering

/ ˈmaʊθˌwɔːtərɪŋ /

adjective

  1. whetting the appetite, as from smell, appearance, or description

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Since Kikkoman Soy Sauce slowly ferments for months, the traditional brewing process develops umami – the extra boost of savory, mouthwatering flavor known as the “fifth taste” — something salt can’t deliver alone.

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Besides a few restaurants, including a mouthwatering birria joint, there are not many businesses to draw in tourists.

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Boston’s Best Lobster Roll Kit includes everything you need to make eight mouthwatering rolls: 2 pounds of Maine knuckle and claw meat, eight open-top buns, a half-pint of lemony mayo, and butter for that perfect finishing touch.

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Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen Born from Jon Kung’s social media cooking fame, “Kung Food” combines Chinese, American, and other global flavors in a collection of mouthwatering recipes.

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What should be mouthwatering instead physicalizes this show’s defining descriptor: disgust.

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