craveable

or crav·a·ble

[ krey-vuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more:

   All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.

Other Words From

• cravea·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of craveable¹

crave + -able

Example Sentences

It touts a slew of craveable, complete recipes — more than 100, to be specific — that make whipping up dinner all the less daunting.

From Salon

“It’s also, without ever being precious about it, extremely sound from a culinary construction standpoint. No one talks about hydration levels or the balance of acidity and fat, salt, umami, sweetness — all the elements that make a great dish. They just create things intuitively, based on seasonality and availability, and it works. Which is why there’s so much simplicity in the cuisine and yet it’s infinitely satisfying and craveable.”

From Salon

This dish is incredibly craveable.

From Seattle Times

Built from rich, immensely craveable broth and onions and topped with a cap of bronzed, perfectly crisped cheese, French onion's hold on the world of ramekins is absolute.

From Salon

“Rene definitely didn’t like sweet desserts, but he wanted desserts to be extremely craveable,” Livingston said.

From Washington Post