Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
Spices and perfumes – driving forces of humans
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Umami is one <strong>of</strong><br />
the five basic tastes<br />
together with<br />
sweet, sour, bitter,<br />
<strong>and</strong> salty. Umami is<br />
a loanword from<br />
the Japanese<br />
umami (うまみ ? )<br />
1908 scientist<br />
Kikunae Ikeda found<br />
that glutamate was<br />
in the broth from<br />
kombu seaweed.<br />
The taste <strong>of</strong> kombu<br />
dashi was distinct<br />
from sweet, sour,<br />
bitter <strong>and</strong> salty. <strong>and</strong><br />
named it umami.<br />
Umami <strong>–</strong> the 5th sense