umami

Definiciones

One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

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“Umami is the mysterious “fifth taste”—a flavour that has never seemed to fit into the existing categories of sweet, sour, salty and bitter. South-east Asian chefs have exploited it throughout history—it's an essential part of the taste of seaweed, among other things[…]”

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