Umami

Umami comes from the Japanese word meaning "yummy, keen, or nice."

I Know I'm a Ceasar Salad Addict Sarah Lenz 2009

Umami comes from the Japanese word meaning "yummy, keen, or nice."

Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah Lenz 2009

Umami is kind of nebulous -- I know that I like it but I would have trouble discerning it on its own in some cases.

Archive 2009-08-01 Laura 2009

Umami is simply the recently discovered fifth taste, ranking right up there with salty, bitter, sweet, and sour.

I Know I'm a Ceasar Salad Addict Sarah Lenz 2009

Umami is simply the recently discovered fifth taste, ranking right up there with salty, bitter, sweet, and sour.

Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah Lenz 2009

Umami is kind of nebulous -- I know that I like it but I would have trouble discerning it on its own in some cases.

The Power Of Garnishes: Sopa Tarasca (Tarascan Soup) Laura 2009

Umami is the Japanese word for "yumminess", and it describes a hearty, deeply satisfying taste sensation, the kind you might get from eating a steak.

Mark Strausman: What You Don't Know About Your Tongue Might Be Making You Fat 2008

Umami is fundamental to the flavour of savoury foods; glutamate sources include soy sauce, ripe tomato, truffle, and mushrooms, etc.

The Japanese brain - and umami Ray Girvan 2005

Another recent Language Log entry by Mark, Umami, is about art expert John Villani's nonsensically mystical description of umami as "a sixth sense, if you will, that's applied to tastings of food and wine".

The Japanese brain - and umami Ray Girvan 2005

Umami is the Japanese word for the fifth basic sense of taste, after bitter, salty, sour and sweet.

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