Everything about this savory flavor is mysterious, from how it tastes to why it took so long to get recognized as the fifth taste. What is it, and how does it make food taste delicious?
Yuuji/Getty ImagesThe rich savory flavor of miso soup is one way to experience umami, the fifth major taste.What makes a meal delicious? Often, the answer might be umami. The Japanese word means"delicious taste," and refers specifically to a savory, meaty flavor often found in fish broths, mushrooms, cheese and tomato sauce.
I didn't know what umami was, exactly; I thought of it like a magical elixir, the culinary hero pumping up food's"yum factor." It's savory and salty, like a ramen made of long-simmered bone broth. It can also have tang, like marinara sauce sprinkled with Parmesan, or ranch-flavored tortilla chips. It seemed so central to describing deliciousness itself, it seemed odd that English would have no equivalent word.Then again, I get why umami evades description.
On its own, umami doesn't taste strong or particularly good. But, says Spence, when combined with other foods, umami punches up flavors of protein and salt, while also weaving in other tastes, like sour and sweet."All the tastes interact with one another, sometimes suppressing, sometimes enhancing the other tastes."
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