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Cooking & Baking

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babylonsister

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Tue Apr 23, 2024, 09:01 PM Apr 2024

Umami. Who has ever [View all]

used this word? I never heard of it until a few years ago afaik.

Umami, which is also known as monosodium glutamate is one of the basic five tastes including sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami means “delicious savory taste” in Japanese, and its taste is often described as the meaty, savory deliciousness that deepens flavor.

It's now used often on cooking shows.

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Umami. Who has ever [View all] babylonsister Apr 2024 OP
Thx very much BOSSHOG Apr 2024 #1
Don't equate the two. Geechie Apr 2024 #5
Here Here AKwannabe Apr 2024 #15
Umami in my mind means depth of flavor. MontanaMama Apr 2024 #2
Yup dpibel Apr 2024 #3
Umami does NOT equal MSG. Geechie Apr 2024 #4
Don't know where/when I first encountered it, but more than a decade ago. RockRaven Apr 2024 #6
More than just msg has the umami taste. Msg is just the most common umami additive unblock Apr 2024 #7
I use Thai Fish sauce in everything for umami jmbar2 Apr 2024 #8
Thanks so much for that tip. I've been needing babylonsister Apr 2024 #9
Red Boat brand fish sauce is used by a lot of chefs jmbar2 Apr 2024 #12
I first heard it about 15 years ago from Alton Brown's show AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2024 #10
I recommend the movie Umami, peacebuzzard Apr 2024 #11
OK AKwannabe Apr 2024 #16
it was in French. I couldn't turn on subtitles peacebuzzard Apr 2024 #18
Other Umami dem in texas Apr 2024 #13
Red wine is good AKwannabe Apr 2024 #17
I will have to look for that. Was not aware of that condiment. peacebuzzard Apr 2024 #19
I don't know how often it's come up in conversation chowmama Apr 2024 #14
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