How do the British say delicious?
Scrummy
One of the more delightful British slang terms in this list, ‘scrummy’ is used as a wonderfully effusive term for when something is truly delicious and mouth-wateringly good.
Can you say delicious?
It is correct to say, “It is delicious.” However, native English speakers usually don’t say that. There is no special reason, but they prefer to use a superlative like “amazing”, “great”, “so good” etc. Native speakers will also use sense verbs like “taste” or “look”, so: A: That cake looks so good.
What do you mean by delicious?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : affording great pleasure : delightful a delicious bit of gossip. 2 : appealing to one of the bodily senses especially of taste or smell a delicious meal delicious aromas.