When food is chewy, you have to chew it a lot before it is soft enough to swallow. It does not snap, and it does not melt at once. A bagel, dried fruit, squid, or a cookie that is soft in the middle can all be chewy, and people often like that springy bite.

When food is chewy當食物是chewy的時候 you have to chew it a lot你必須嚼很多下 before it is soft enough to swallow才會軟到可以吞下去 It does not snap它不會一咬就斷 and it does not melt at once也不會馬上化掉 A bagel, dried fruit, squid, or a cookie that is soft in the middle貝果、果乾、魷魚，或中間軟軟的餅乾 can all be chewy都可以是chewy的 and people often like that springy bite大家常常喜歡那種有彈性的咬感

In Taiwan, friends praise a snack as 很Q — that pleasant chew is close to this English word.

In Taiwan在台灣 friends praise a snack as 很Q朋友會誇一個零食「很Q」 that pleasant chew is close to this English word那種好吃的咬感跟這個英文字很接近

Though actually, chewy is not always kind. Meat that is hard work to finish is also chewy, and then the speaker is complaining. The word is about the jaw, not about flavour: a chewy sweet can still be too sweet.

Though actually不過事實上 chewy is not always kindchewy不一定是好話 Meat that is hard work to finish咬起來很費力才吃得完的肉 is also chewy也是chewy and then the speaker is complaining這時候說話的人是在抱怨 The word is about the jaw這個字講的是下巴要花的力氣 not about flavour不是味道 a chewy sweet can still be too sweet一顆chewy的糖還是可能太甜

It is ordinary kitchen talk. You may also hear a chewy as a noun for a sweet you keep chewing, like a toffee.

It is ordinary kitchen talk這是廚房裡很普通的用語 You may also hear a chewy as a noun你也可能聽到a chewy當名詞用 for a sweet you keep chewing指一種你會一直嚼的糖果 like a toffee像太妃糖那樣