Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste by Klavs Styrbæk, Ole G. Mouritsen

Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

Klavs Styrbæk, Ole G. Mouritsen with Jonas Drotner Mouritsen (Illustrator), Mariela Johansen (Translator)

280 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced
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In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes--sour, sweet, salty, and bitter--that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has entere...

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