Michael Penn's Debut The luscious textures, mystical atmosphere and cryptic lyrics of "March" (RCA), the debut album by Michael Penn, recall the Beatles' psychedelic period as strongly as any pop music recorded in this decade.

The moist meat has such a rich, luscious texture that it's almost sticky.

FOREAU DOMAINE DU CLOS NAUDIN, DEMI-SEC 1997: $22 Deep gold with an almost oily texture; luscious and refreshing.

These compositions display luscious textures, transcendental technical demands and intensity that are comparable to other piano works by Busoni, Szymanowski, Medtner, and Sorabji.

Vacherin Fribourgeois, from Switzerland, is "herbaceously full luscious, mossy texture."

Slices of foie gras, one evening's special, had a luscious texture but were cool.

Stringless, tender, with luscious texture and an intensely vegetal, slightly nutty flavor, this was ur-spargel.

The opening fantasia, for brass alone and sounding like a Gabrieli sonata with a postmodern makeover, is followed by a movement overflowing with ideas and luscious, deliquescent textures, and a whispering, creaking nocturne apparently inspired by rainforest sounds.

They are well marbled, tender, and juicy with a more complex flavor and luscious texture than I'm used to finding in a wet-aged steak (one that is aged in a plastic wrapping rather than au natural).

Mr. Rana's seek kebabs, little cylinders of ground goat, cilantro and tomato baked in the tandoori oven, remain moist and tender after broiling, and marinated lamb, smeared with a ginger-mint paste, achieves a luscious velvety texture.