light flavor; mild taste
Used in cooking to describe a dish that is delicately seasoned, not heavy or rich. Often positive, implying refinement.
This soup has a light flavor that brings out the taste of the ingredients.
For people who like mildly flavored dishes, this restaurant is recommended.
Standard kanji spelling for 'light flavor' in food contexts.
Rare variant using 澹, which also means 'light' or 'bland'.
Compound of 淡 (light, pale) and 味 (taste, flavor). The reading たんみ follows standard on'yomi. The variant 澹味 uses a less common character with a similar meaning.