Refers to the overall sensory impression of food or drink, including aroma and mouthfeel, not just basic taste.
This soup has a rich vegetable flavor.
Enjoy the flavor of the wine.
You can enjoy the unique flavor of this wine.
Aging enhances the flavor.
Heating it for too long spoils the flavor.
I mixed in herbs to add flavor to the butter.
香り means aroma or fragrance alone, whereas 風味 combines aroma with taste and texture into one overall flavor impression.
風味 refers to the subtle aroma and taste of food in general, while 持ち味 specifically highlights an ingredient's own natural, unadulterated flavor.
風味 objectively describes a food's characteristic flavor, while 味わい conveys the subjective, appreciative sense of tasting it.
風味 is a more literary native term covering the subtle combination of taste and aroma, whereas フレーバー is a casual loanword often used for manufactured or artificial flavors.
風味 refers to the subtle aroma and taste of food, whereas テイスト is a broader, trendier term that can describe overall flavor impression or style.
風味 highlights the overall aroma and character of a flavor, whereas 旨味 zeroes in on its savory richness.
Compound of 風 (ふう, 'wind; style; appearance') and 味 (み, 'taste'). The combination suggests the 'taste' that comes with the 'style' or 'character' of a food, i.e., its distinctive flavor.