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Cooking & Baking

RockRaven

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6. Don't know where/when I first encountered it, but more than a decade ago.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2024, 09:17 PM

Apr 2024

On cooking or cooking adjacent shows, yes, primarily there.

I've also run across it in passing in scientific articles about human genomics and glutamate receptors.

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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