A Conversation for Umami - the Fifth Taste
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Semisomna Started conversation May 18, 2002
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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sleepdeprived Posted Jan 3, 2003
The word umami comes from the Japanese word for deliciousness.
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