krispig

Krispig is a Swedish adjective meaning "crispy" or "crisp," most often used to describe food textures. It conveys a pleasantly brittle or crunchy quality produced by frying, baking, toasting or chilling, and is commonly applied to items such as fried potatoes, bread crusts, vegetables and snacks.

In grammar, krispig inflects for gender and number according to Swedish adjective patterns: krispig (common gender singular), krispigt (neuter singular) and krispiga (plural and definite forms). It can be modified by adverbs (e.g., mycket krispig, "very crispy") and contrasts with related descriptors like frasig and knaprig, which overlap in meaning but may carry different sensory or regional nuances.

Beyond culinary use, krispig is sometimes used figuratively to describe things with a sharp, fresh or well-defined quality, for example a crisp sound or a brisk, clear appearance. The term appears frequently in recipes, restaurant menus, food reviews and marketing copy in Swedish-speaking contexts, where it signals desirable texture and freshness to consumers.