Culinary Applications of Umami
Understanding umami and its applications can help food technologists increase consumer acceptance and preference in food selection.
Umami, the fifth basic taste, is an inexplicable, delicious taste sensation that differs from sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastes by providing a meaty, savory sensation.
Chinese gastronomes have written about umami for 1,200 years, Japanese researchers identified dietary components that produce the umami taste almost a century ago, and others have long characterized umami by a variety of descriptors. Science is now catching up to what great cooks around the world have instinctively known: that …
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