How to say "relish" in Japanese

• 賞味しょうみCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA noun covering 'relish' as gusto or appreciation, especially of food's taste; in practice it appears mostly in set phrases about food, so it is seldom the word you want on its own.
  来客らいきゃく達たちは彼かれの奥おくさんの料理りょうりを十分じゅうぶん賞味しょうみした。↗

  All the guests did justice to his wife's cooking.
• 味わうあじわうJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb for 'relish': to taste or savor food, or an experience, with enjoyment. Choose this when 'relish' is a verb in your sentence.

For the verb 'to relish' use 「味わう」, which means to taste or savor; 賞味 is the noun relish, gusto, appreciation of taste, but in practice appears mostly in set food-related phrases.

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• 賞味しょうみrelish
• 味わうあじわうto taste
• 旨がるうまがるto relish
• 味あうあじあうto taste
• 付け合わせつけあわせgarnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish)