Crispiness

Crispiness or crispness is one of the most common food texture attributes.

[1] Crispiness refers to a hard food that emits a sound upon fracturing.

[2] Foods described as crisp tend not to show signs of deformation prior to fracture.

Crispiness and crunchiness are often used interchangeably, however crispiness tends to be associated with a higher pitched sound, while crunchiness is associated with lower pitched sounds; however, this type of level of heating in cooking generally has a soft tender inside left after heating.

[3] Baking and roasting impart crispiness, as well, as noted in the skin of Peking duck, porchetta or pernil.