"faint flavor" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has a light or subtle taste, such as a tea with a faint flavor of chamomile.
But it was delicious and creamy with both the color and faint flavor of caramel.
"I liked it, but it was started by Lutherans and although it wasn't still affiliated, it retained a faint flavor," she said.
Except for a vein of lime, I did not detect other faint flavor notes that would suggest that the wine might ultimately show more complexity.
Tasting my way through 15 or so bottles, my feelings were for the most part confirmed; many were bitter and faint flavored.
A too-cold terrine of grilled vegetables and goat cheese ($7) yielded but faint flavors and a Caesar salad ($7) was routine, but a big bowl of beef barley soup of the day ($4), while not heavy or thick, made a homey mellow impression.
It has only the faintest flavor, but everything it touches -- curries, relish, wooden spoons -- is colored vibrant yellow on contact.
There is but a faint citrus flavor.
For a faint pinelike flavor, I tossed in a bruised rosemary sprig.
The faint eggplant flavor in the sformatino is actually just enough.
This means your fennel was recently picked — the faint anise flavor and fresh crispness diminish soon after.
Turns out they're smoothly blended, with a faint hops flavor, and maybe you shouldn't knock them till you've tried them.
