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Why (and how) is umami so delicious?
The answers relate to why we taste food at all.
Since so many of us are home-cooking right now, let's explore.
#medtwitter #tweetorial #moleculargastronomy
Why (and how) is umami so delicious?
The answers relate to why we taste food at all.
Since so many of us are home-cooking right now, let's explore.
#medtwitter #tweetorial #moleculargastronomy
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First, the how.
Let's define what umami is and how it was discovered.
Umami is the flavor of savory deliciousness, separate from the other 4 types of taste.
Think parmesan cheese, fish or soy sauce, shitake mushrooms, or seared steak.
First, the how.
Let's define what umami is and how it was discovered.
Umami is the flavor of savory deliciousness, separate from the other 4 types of taste.
Think parmesan cheese, fish or soy sauce, shitake mushrooms, or seared steak.
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In 1907, a Japanese chemist named Kikunae Ikeda observed one night that a bowl of dashi broth filled with kombu (kelp) was particularly delicious.
He called this flavor "umami" and eventually isolated L-glutamate as its source.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27387211
In 1907, a Japanese chemist named Kikunae Ikeda observed one night that a bowl of dashi broth filled with kombu (kelp) was particularly delicious.
He called this flavor "umami" and eventually isolated L-glutamate as its source.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27387211
