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    smoky

    US /ˈsmoki/

    ・

    UK /'sməʊkɪ/

    B1
    adj.Adjective(Room) full of smoke
    The smoky room was full of smokers
    adj.AdjectiveBeing suggestive of smoke in appearance or taste
    The meat had a smoky flavor
    adj.AdjectiveGiving off clouds of smoke
    I did not see you in the smoky room

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    Taiwan's Best Roast Chicken is Cooked The Ancient Way | Street Eats | Bon Appétit

    12:12Taiwan's Best Roast Chicken is Cooked The Ancient Way | Street Eats | Bon Appétit
    • I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

      I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

    • I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

      I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

    B1

    Japanese Pantry Items Explained

    13:46Japanese Pantry Items Explained
    • Well, it's not alive It's actually a very very thinly sliced piece of fish and the heat is causing it to like wiggle and move You've probably seen it before on okonomiyaki That's that savory pancake or maybe something from Osaka like they have like the octopus balls and sometimes they add them on top of that So this is actually fish It's bonito and they cut them into these like slabs and they're dried smoked and fermented and they are absolutely Rock hard these dried fermented slabs are put against these special blocks with blades on them and they shave them into these thin curls Thin curls that look kind of like this But this particular type of katsuobushi is used for seasoning on top of things like tofu or on Okonomiyaki, it tastes a little bit lighter and it's shaved quite thinly You can also buy a different type of katsuobushi that's used for flavoring your soup So if you're making dashi from scratch Which I've made a video before on how to make dashi you put those on top of the hot water and it kind of soaks And creates that smoky slightly fishy taste.

      Well, it's not alive It's actually a very very thinly sliced piece of fish and the heat is causing it to like wiggle and move You've probably seen it before on okonomiyaki That's that savory pancake or maybe something from Osaka like they have like the octopus balls and sometimes they add them on top of that So this is actually fish It's bonito and they cut them into these like slabs and they're dried smoked and fermented and they are absolutely Rock hard these dried fermented slabs are put against these special blocks with blades on them and they shave them into these thin curls Thin curls that look kind of like this But this particular type of katsuobushi is used for seasoning on top of things like tofu or on Okonomiyaki, it tastes a little bit lighter and it's shaved quite thinly You can also buy a different type of katsuobushi that's used for flavoring your soup So if you're making dashi from scratch Which I've made a video before on how to make dashi you put those on top of the hot water and it kind of soaks And creates that smoky slightly fishy taste.

    • and it kind of soaks in and creates that smoky, slightly fishy taste.

      and it kind of soaks in and creates that smoky, slightly fishy taste.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • and having trimmed his smoky lamp, for it was night, with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again.

      and having trimmed his smoky lamp, for it was night, with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again.

    • The old man raked the fire together with an  old stair-rod, and having trimmed his smoky  

      The old man raked the fire together with an  old stair-rod, and having trimmed his smoky  

    B2

    Chinese Street Food Tour in Chengdu, China | Best Street Food in China

    15:32Chinese Street Food Tour in Chengdu, China | Best Street Food in China
    • This one's a little smoky.

      This one's a little smoky.

    • This one’s a little smoky

      This one’s a little smoky

    B1

    宜蘭必吃「窯烤雞」排隊名店!集結美味、技術於一身的最完美烤雞!好吃到一天熱銷400隻!掌握酥脆外皮的關鍵祕訣!|美食公道伯|GQ Taiwan

    12:12宜蘭必吃「窯烤雞」排隊名店!集結美味、技術於一身的最完美烤雞!好吃到一天熱銷400隻!掌握酥脆外皮的關鍵祕訣!|美食公道伯|GQ Taiwan
    • I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

      I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

    • I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

      I expected no smokiness at all, but it is a little bit smoky.

    B1

    Alexa Chung: Inside My CHANEL Handbag | In The Bag

    05:48Alexa Chung: Inside My CHANEL Handbag | In The Bag
    • It smells like a smoky-ish bar, but it also smells like opulent.

      It smells like a smoky-ish bar, but it also smells like opulent.

    • It smells like a smoky-ish bar, but it also smells opulent.

      It smells like a smoky-ish bar, but it also smells opulent.

    B1

    MONGOLIA: The ULTIMATE Far-Off Road Trip | Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2024

    07:33MONGOLIA: The ULTIMATE Far-Off Road Trip | Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2024
    • It's smoky.

      It's smoky.

    • In the countryside, people burn the animal dungs, so you smell it's smoky.

      In the countryside, people burn the animal dungs, so you smell it's smoky.

    B1

    Gordon Ramsay's Avocado on Toast with a Twist

    02:55Gordon Ramsay's Avocado on Toast with a Twist
    • That nice, smoky charcoal flavour.

      That nice, smoky charcoal flavour.

    • That nice, smoky charcoal flavor.

      That nice, smoky charcoal flavor.

    B2

    Donald Trump Talks Media Coverage, Polls and His Vocal Transformation

    04:57Donald Trump Talks Media Coverage, Polls and His Vocal Transformation
    • And now—now you're more of like a smoky, silky...

      And now—now you're more of like a smoky, silky...

    • [ As Trump ] And now, you're more of, like, a smoky, silky...

      [ As Trump ] And now, you're more of, like, a smoky, silky...

    A2

    Steve Jobs a Jerk?

    08:09Steve Jobs a Jerk?
    • that sounds so smoky that's positive inside opposite of what up all that's

      that sounds so smoky that's positive inside opposite of what up all that's

    A2