酸味

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 酸味(さんみ) is a noun for sourness or acidity perceived in food or an ingredient.
• Basic usage: Use 酸味がある for the presence of sourness and 酸味を強くする for increasing it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Quality and degree
  • A phrase such as 爽やかな酸味 describes the quality of the tartness, while 強くする changes its intensity.
• Translation by context
  • “Sourness,” “tartness,” and “acidity” can fit different food contexts without changing the core taste being described.