umami
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- noun
- /uˈmɑːmi/
- Specialized
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umami
- The human palate has five taste buds: bitter, sour, salty, sweet, and umami.
- umami flavor
- savory umami
- umami taste
Just like a, a chef has to know, like salt, love it oil, you know, sweet, sour, umami, some of these basics.
- Just like a, a chef has to know, like salt, love it oil, you know, sweet, sour, umami, some of these basics.
- I don't really know what umami means, but this shit better be good because this was good.
Examples
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We're trying to achieve the full favorite profile umami in this pizza.
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I think a combination of Shiitake, Crimini, or Portobello would add great texture and give that umami flavor to the dish.
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Wine in cooking really does make all the difference, given the umami that it brings to food.
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And our last basic taste is savoury taste, the taste of meat, also known as umami, which is Japanese for delicious.
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Bitter, salty, umami, and in our case, sweet.
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Now we have our umami flavor here, our Parmesan.
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According to the Umami Information Center, dried shiitake mushrooms contain a high level of naturally occurring glutamate, which boosts the mushroom's umami flavor.
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This dish has a rich umami flavor that makes it irresistible.
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Many chefs believe that adding mushrooms enhances the umami taste in their recipes.
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The umami taste of the sauce improved the overall flavor of the meal.
Synonyms
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A strong pleasant taste you notice in food
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A strong pleasant taste like cooked meat or cheese
Compounds
How Savory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Umami comes from the Japanese words umai 'delicious' and mi 'taste'. It was named to describe the savory, 'meaty' flavor that is one of the five basic tastes, so we use umami for that rich, pleasant taste.