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Cooking & Baking

babylonsister

(171,092 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2024, 10:01 PM Apr 23

Umami. Who has ever [View all]

used this word? I never heard of it until a few years ago afaik.

Umami, which is also known as monosodium glutamate is one of the basic five tastes including sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami means “delicious savory taste” in Japanese, and its taste is often described as the meaty, savory deliciousness that deepens flavor.

It's now used often on cooking shows.

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Umami. Who has ever [View all] babylonsister Apr 23 OP

Thx very much BOSSHOG Apr 23 #1

Don't equate the two. Geechie Apr 23 #5

Here Here AKwannabe Apr 25 #15

Umami in my mind means depth of flavor. MontanaMama Apr 23 #2

Yup dpibel Apr 23 #3

Umami does NOT equal MSG. Geechie Apr 23 #4

Don't know where/when I first encountered it, but more than a decade ago. RockRaven Apr 23 #6

More than just msg has the umami taste. Msg is just the most common umami additive unblock Apr 23 #7

I use Thai Fish sauce in everything for umami jmbar2 Apr 23 #8

Thanks so much for that tip. I've been needing babylonsister Apr 23 #9

Red Boat brand fish sauce is used by a lot of chefs jmbar2 Apr 24 #12

I first heard it about 15 years ago from Alton Brown's show AZSkiffyGeek Apr 23 #10

I recommend the movie Umami, peacebuzzard Apr 23 #11

OK AKwannabe Apr 25 #16

it was in French. I couldn't turn on subtitles peacebuzzard Apr 25 #18

Other Umami dem in texas Apr 24 #13

Red wine is good AKwannabe Apr 25 #17

I will have to look for that. Was not aware of that condiment. peacebuzzard Apr 25 #19

I don't know how often it's come up in conversation chowmama Apr 24 #14