chewy texture; chewiness
Describes the satisfying resistance or firmness of food when chewed, often used positively for foods like bread, meat, or noodles.
This bread has a nice chewy texture and is delicious.
I like steak with a good chew.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also common.
Compound of 噛み (kami, 'chewing', continuative form of 噛む) and 応え (gotae, 'response, effect'). The reading ごたえ is a rendaku form of こたえ.