brininess

Their brininess and minerality made them taste almost like oysters themselves.

"It gives a wonderful ocean brininess to the soy dipping sauce."

Some of the rums also had a distinct brininess to them that we all found intriguing.

Its tart brininess makes it cousin to the pickling liquid.

They're expensive, at $33 the half dozen, but so fresh their vivid brininess hits you like the slap of an ocean wave.

In the early fall, mussels from the North Atlantic are particularly juicy, their brininess most pronounced.

The paprika butter gave a kind of richness and underlined the clams' brininess.

Conch has an amazingly sweet brininess; it's the sweetest shellfish of all.

But for its intense brininess, linguine with white clam sauce would have been the best of the pasta offerings.

Just a few in a pasta sauce or a vinaigrette can add an intense shot of complex brininess, more like Parmesan than canned tuna.

It is large and plump, with a potent brininess and a metallic flavor that grabs your attention.

Alternating bitterness and brininess with the smoke from the grill, it is easy to imagine that this is an ancient taste.

Some recipies do not add salt to caldeirada, because the brininess of the shellfish already adds salt.

The final sensation should be a slight brininess, tinged with the sort of coppery nuance of a Belon oyster.

Among the dozens of sushi and sashimi options, I came across creamy sea urchin that had the pitch-perfect degree of brininess.

Taste her super-plump oysters poached in Pernod, which retain all their brininess, heightened rather than masked by the anise flavor.

Its brininess makes it incompatible with many foods, but it is ideal with fish, especially sturdy fish like halibut and swordfish.

The brininess of the sea combines with the garlic and tomatoes to provide a richness that belies the lack of more than a touch of olive oil.

Here the anchovy and raw yolk in the dressing echo both the brininess of the oyster and the soft, warm yolk of the egg.

But when you have the sweetness of the corn, the earthiness of the chanterelles and the touch of brininess from the seafood, the dish has wonderful balance.

They lend their typical sharp brininess and - along with a simple garnish of parsley (this dish needs no cheese) - bring freshness and color relief to the plate.

It came across as pâté: a half-inch-thick disk of buttery, terra-cotta-colored meat, served at room temperature, its slight brininess thrown into focus by a scattering of roe.

It combines a delicate brininess with overtones of sweet charring and could be a treat for that New Year's Eve dinner - or for a morning-after brunch.

An ahi tuna steak, nearly golden on the outside, ruby inside, was impossible not to finish, with a subtle brininess augmented by black sesame seed and a balsamic-raspberry-mirin sauce.

They do have a purpose, however, in foods that have a hint of brininess, like fresh crab meat, in which you can taste their delicate fruit and pinelike undertones.