A Conversation for Umami - the Fifth Taste

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Post 1

Semisomna

Is that it? Isn't there any more?

Why, for instance, is it called the "umami" taste rather than something more, um, logical-sounding? Or is it logical in Japanese?


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Post 2

sleepdeprived

The word umami comes from the Japanese word for deliciousness.


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