removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
 harsh tasting;  strongly alkaline tasting;  excessively strong-willed;  fiercely individualistic;  strongly idiosyncratic
 having a strong alkaline taste;  harsh to the taste;  excessively strong-willed;  fiercely individualistic;  strongly idiosyncratic
 to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid);  to skim (a liquid)
 to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid);  to skim (a liquid)
 (state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
 removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
 harsh tasting;  strongly alkaline tasting;  excessively strong-willed;  fiercely individualistic;  strongly idiosyncratic
 having a strong alkaline taste;  harsh to the taste;  excessively strong-willed;  fiercely individualistic;  strongly idiosyncratic
 (state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
 yellow-tinted gray (grey);  scum colour (color)
 scouring;  washing vegetables in lye
 scouring;  washing vegetables in lye