How do you say a 'springy food' ?
In Chinese there is a word 筋道（more used as predicate rather than as modifier），which is used to describe some food that feels 'elastic, springy, bouncy' when you chew it . Chinese people enjoy this texture (it's not a taste, but a feeling of chewing, but not much the same as 'chewy' ). I don't know if the westerners like this texture, and I'm not sure either if English speakers have Adjectivs like the forementioned adjectives (springy, elastic, bouncy) . If any, what are they? If no, how do you say this feeling?

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How do you say a 'springy food' ?
In Chinese there is a word 筋道（more used as predicate rather than as modifier），which is used to describe some food that feels 'elastic, springy, bouncy' when you chew it . Chinese people enjoy this texture (it's not a taste,  but a feeling of chewing, but not much the same as 'chewy' ). I don't know if the westerners like this texture, and I'm not sure either if English speakers have Adjectivs like the forementioned adjectives (springy, elastic, bouncy) . If any, what are they? If no, how do you say this feeling?

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Hey there,

I think the closest word you are thinking of is spongy. I grew up using this word when food has a sponge like consistency. This is the closest word I could think of to describe what you are looking for. Examples: "This food has a spongy texture." or "It has a sponge-like consistency."

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I helped you ask the same question on reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/8tkd6h/i_am_looking_for_a_word_to_describe_food/

I think rubbery is close.

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All the adjectives you can think of in English to translate 筋道 have negative connotations: chewy, tough, sinewy, etc., confirming this is not something Westerns like in their food.

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