"elemental flavor" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is often used to describe a basic or fundamental taste or essence in food or drinks. Example: The soup had an elemental flavor of chicken broth, with hints of herbs and spices.
Just 31, Mr. Giacomoni has a bold, confident hand with simple ingredients and elemental flavors.
The simple distillation of elemental flavors (sweet, salty, bitter) is the apotheosis of honest Southern eating.
His strength is grill work, and any dish that showcases these elemental flavors is the one to order.
The resulting texture was firm yet moist with the natural richness of the salmon enhanced by the elemental flavors of salt and smoke.
From an all-star lineup of innovative appetizers, you might go straight for the cleanup hitter: a glistening pile of calamari rings stuffed with chorizo sausage, chickpeas, potatoes, red peppers and cilantro pesto -- a combination of elemental flavors and textures that amplify and enhance one another.
"It's a very clean, elemental look".
The mild strangeness drew my attention to how deep and elemental the flavors of both dishes were.
The flavors are elemental but unexpected, surprisingly well balanced.
Tucked among these stalls are small informal cafes and eateries where you can warm yourself with a bowl of freshly prepared soup with flavors so elemental and straightforward that they greet you like a firm handshake.
The flavors were so elemental, direct and pure that I cannot imagine a better meal, even if we'd had cutlery.
But mezcal, even more so than its sibling tequila, takes greatness out of the library and into raw nature, where jagged, elemental yet ethereal aromas and flavors offer different sorts of thrills from the quieter pleasures of a fine single malt, yet without losing subtlety or complexity.
