Sentence examples for sharp pungent from inspiring English sources

A sharp, pungent hit of Vietnamese cinnamon hinted at its heat on the palate.

Another simple dish, a steak au poivre, crackled with the sharp, pungent flavors of red, black and yellow peppercorns.

Mache Salad With Yogurt Dressing: The mild, subtle mâche, also known as lamb's lettuce, contrasts nicely with the sharp, pungent garlic-spiked yogurt.

It is a book full of sharp, pungent stories, and it loses power only at those moments when it leaves that pungency for an elevated, satellite view of the "story of a century".

It also included a sharp, pungent account of Mr. King's growing up, finding a soul mate named Tabitha, going through a rocky phase that involved taking drugs and drinking mouthwash, and eventually discovering his professional destiny.

Big bluepoint oysters ($3 each) are served in their knobby, irregular shells, covered in a fermented black bean sauce, a sharp, pungent foil to the creamy texture and flavor of the shellfish, while scallops complete with their roe ($3 each) are topped with a spicy, garlicky XO sauce, no less forceful but well-calibrated to its milder flavor.

When Prospero becomes agitated, the chords are sharp and pungent.

They are a blend of sharp and pungent spices often paired with mellow, fragrant leaves.

But many red wines are overwhelmend by sharp or pungent cheeses.

Sometimes the distinction is sharp and pungent, as in Kelley Walker's piece, which entirely covers a brick wall with posters made from a photo of its bricks; on paper, the bricks look bigger, brighter, redder and shinier.

Blue Cheese Crumbles: Sharp, salty and pungent.