sapidity

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What can be done is to strive in that direction, as the French cook seeks, by "composing," to attain in one supreme plat the ne plus ultra of sapidity.

From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various

They have the same truth, high relish, and sapidity as those of Titian.

From Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. by Burnet, John

Without its paraphernalia of subtle double relishes, a “starved turtle,” has not more intrinsic sapidity than a “fatted calf.”

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

The appetite of an invalid, so difficult to minister to, is often pleased with a broiled dish, as the flavour and sapidity of the meat are so well preserved.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Together with salt it gives both the name and the relish to sallets from the sapidity which renders not plants and herbs only, but men themselves, and their conversations pleasant and agreeable.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas