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sämig

thick and creamy (of sauces)

adjective ZAY-mikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

velvety, smooth

Usage Note

Sämig is a culinary adjective for a sauce or soup reduced or thickened to a smooth, coating consistency. It is a positive quality term: eine sämige Soße (a velvety sauce). Not used outside the food domain; implies the ideal, clingy texture of a well-reduced sauce.

Examples

"Die Pilzsoße war sämig und überzog die Nudeln gleichmäßig."

Natural Translation

The mushroom sauce was velvety and coated the pasta evenly.

Literal Translation

The mushroom sauce was velvety and coated the noodles evenly.

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