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Would we rather have savouriness skilfully and patiently built up from well-chosen ingredients using time-honoured techniques, or will we settle for a cheat’s quick fix from a tin?

From The Guardian • May 21, 2018

A rugged Spanish red opened the evening before – Nuttall wants to illustrate how sensitive natural wines are to oxidation – has taken on a bizarre bready, popcorn savouriness.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2017

Hartnett uses vinegary marinated fish rather than the salted kind and, pretty as they look, I really miss the rich savouriness that perfumes the other dishes.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2014

The poignancy of forcemeat should be proportioned to the savouriness of the viands, to which it is intended to give an additional zest.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William

After tea, whose savouriness he enjoyed quite as much as his own state dinner, he gave her a key and asked her to open the hat-box, which he had placed on a chair.

From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold