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Umami - What does it mean?

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umami

English

(wikipedia umami)

Noun

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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

    • Synonyms

    * (as one of five basic tastes) savoriness, deliciousness, meatiness, brothiness

    See also

    * bitterness * osmazome * saltiness * sourness * sweetness ----

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.