Astringent

Half Sunday lunch, half South Indian banana leaf feast, the two concepts have been married up to provide the six ayurvedic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent).

Those with acne-prone skin may cringe at the thought of dousing their face in oil, but this organic cleanser features astringent ingredients high in tannins to calm overactive sebaceous glands, aka keep breakouts at bay.

I never enjoyed the astringent kick of wine, the malty foulness of beer.

Though that makes it much more efficient in dissolving flavor, it tends to happen too quickly, meaning your brew will often over-extract, leaving it tasting bitter and astringent.

The amber-hued, exceptionally sweet honey has earthy undertones and a slightly astringent finish.

Cosmetic An alum block sold as an astringent in pharmacies in India (where it is widely known as Fitkari ) citation * Alum in block form (usually potassium alum ) can be used as a blood coagulant.

Even the bark, having an astringent bitter taste, was reportedly eaten during the severe famine of 1899 and 1939.

Few commercial products exist to stimulate the trigeminal senses, since these are sharp, astringent, and typically unpleasant flavors.

Tastes range from spicy or astringent to more complicated and sweet.

There is only a short period during the growing season when the sun is strong, which results in a sweeter and less astringent brew.

The related trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata) can survive below convert; its fruit are astringent and inedible unless cooked but a few better-tasting cultivars and hybrids have been developed (see citranges ).

They are astringent and acidic.

They have a bitter, astringent taste and a characteristic aroma which complements many cooked foods.

White wheats have a lower content of phenolics and browning enzymes, and are generally less astringent in taste than red wheats.