Umami is the fifth basic taste, along with sweetness, saltiness, sourness, and bitterness.
It’s a Japanese word that roughly translates to “savory” or “delicious”.
Umami is that indescribable, mouthwatering, savory mmmmm taste you get when you eat something oh-so-delicious. At the
beginning of the 20th century, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda names that amazing taste umami, うま味 in Japanese, which
can be translated into “pleasant savory taste.
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