Rediscovering the Fifth Flavor: All About Umami

Despite its long history, umami has only recently come into the Western consciousness with dishes, drinks, and even restaurant concepts dedicated to the elusive "fifth flavor."

The dark horse of our misunderstood taste buds, the elusive fifth flavor umami has recently risen into widespread culinary consciousness... (Re)Discovering Umami | StarChefs.com

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"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~Voltaire"(*)

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See Also:
~ The Search For Umami; Phoodie.info
~ Умами; Wikipedia




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