Bland vs Umami - What's the difference?
bland | umami |
Mixture; union.
An agreeable summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands.
Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.
*1818 , (John Keats), Sonnet :
*:Where didst thou find, young Bard, thy sounding lyre? / Where the bland accent, and the tender tone?
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland , invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
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Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor.
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One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats
*2011 , (Caitlin Moran), How to be a Woman :
*:But we are, of course, sweaty, fleshy lady-animals – all fur and umami .
The taste of flavor enhancers added to food to accentuate savoriness, notably monosodium glutamate