Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste by Klavs Styrbæk, Ole G. Mouritsen

Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

Klavs Styrbæk, Ole G. Mouritsen with Mariela Johansen (Translator), Jonas Drotner Mouritsen

288 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

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In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes -- sour, sweet, salty, and bitter -- that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has en...

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