苦味

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 苦味 (にがみ) means bitter taste in food or drink. The examples use subject and coordinated noun forms.
• Basic usage: Heating softens vegetable bitterness; coffee bitterness pairs with sweet confection.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Bitterness reduced by cooking and bitterness balanced by sweetness
  • 苦味が和らぐ changes intensity; 苦味と甘い菓子 creates a flavor pairing. Emotional bitterness is not attested here.