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July 19, 2007
Who's umami? Human taste now comes in five flavours
He had come to think of it as a clandestine fifth taste, added to the list of what humans already savour — salty, sweet, bitter, sour.
Pratt believed it was also the secret to getting customers to return time and again.
"A popular Hawaiian chef told me it was a craving triggered by foods with high levels of natural glutamic acid," explained Pratt. "And I thought, oh wow, I could open a restaurant where the food is actually addictive."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/senses/umami.html
Posted by thdyck on July 19, 2007
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