How to say "neutral flavor" in Korean?

Question

I was eating this bread, and the thought that came to my mind was "wow, this bread doesn't taste like anything; there's no particular flavor." It had a very light, neutral taste. I want to say "bland," but not in a negative sense. (*I enjoyed the taste of this bread.*) How would I express this in Korean? The first two things I can think of don't seem right: - 맛이 없다: usually negative connotation, more like "tastes bad; tasteless" - 싱겁다: also seems like negative connotation I actually *prefer* the taste of this bread because it lacked the strong buttery dairy taste typical of most Korean baked goods. So I'm afraid if I use either of the phrases above, it would not convey the meaning I intended. Especially 맛이 없다, since it is idiomatic for "tastes bad." It might be a cultural thing because Koreans tend to prefer strong flavors.

Answer 1

You're right when saying 싱겁다 tends to have a negative connotation.

Based on how you explained it, I think the best way to phrase this is: "이 빵은 너무 느끼하지 않아서 좋아요."/"이 빵은 버터 맛이 많이 안 나서 좋아요."

Good look with your Korean studies!