bland taste
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- 1 bland taste、insipid flavor
Describes a taste with little seasoning or intensity. Depending on context, it can suggest a mild, gentle flavor or an unpleasant lack of flavor.
bland taste、insipid flavor
A taste that lacks strong seasoning or a clearly noticeable flavor.
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ฉันชอบกินอาหารรสจืด chǎn chɔ̂ɔp kin aahǎan rót cʉ̀ʉt I like eating mildly seasoned food. ฉันชอบกินอาหารรสจืด details
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แกงนี้รสจืดเกินไป kɛɛŋ níi rót cʉ̀ʉt kəən pay This curry is too bland. แกงนี้รสจืดเกินไป details
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression consists of รส “taste, flavor” and จืด “bland or weak in flavor,” so it literally refers to a bland or lightly seasoned taste. It commonly follows a food noun, as in อาหารรสจืด “mildly seasoned food.” It can also appear with มี, as in มีรสจืด “to have a bland taste.” It may be neutral or positive when describing light, gentle food, but it can sound negative when the speaker finds the seasoning insufficient.
Usage
Used when discussing seasoning and food preferences. It is common when describing lightly seasoned dishes, commenting on food, ordering according to one’s taste, or talking about low-sodium or gentle diets.
Caution
It does not simply mean “not spicy.” Use ไม่เผ็ด when only the absence of heat is meant. Food can be non-spicy yet still not have รสจืด if it is strongly salty, sweet, or otherwise flavorful. While จืด alone also has figurative uses such as “dull” or “faded,” รสจืด normally refers to the taste of food or drink.