Savory

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Savory or Savoury may refer to:

• Herbs of the genus Satureja, particularly :
  • Summer savory (Satureja hortensis), an annual herb, used to flavor food
  • Winter savory (Satureja montana), a perennial herb, also used to flavor food, but less common than summer savory
• Savoriness, a culinary term traditionally contrasted with sweetness. Savory foods are flavorful but not sweet
  • Umami, also called savoriness, one of the basic tastes detected by the human tongue. This is a more recent, restricted use than the above.
• Savoury (dish), a small savoury dish, traditionally served towards the end of a formal meal in European cuisine, particularly in Britain and France
• "Savory" (song), 1994 single by the band Jawbox
• Savory (ice cream), a brand of ice cream from Nestlé

People

• Allan Savory (born 1935), Zimbabwean environmentalist, inventor of the Savory brittleness scale
• Brett Alexander Savory (born 1973), Canadian writer
• Charles Savory, New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Douglas Lloyd Savory, Ulster Unionist Party Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
• Henry Savory (born 1914), English cricketer
• Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Savory (1894–1980), British Indian Army Officer
• Sir William Savory, 1st Baronet (1826–1895), British surgeon