How Umami Works!

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How Umami Works!

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Aug 20, 2015

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For millennia humans have recognized four tastes, but in the 1980s a fifth taste first isolated in Japan gained worldwide acceptance - and took off like a rocket! Learn about meaty, musty, savory umami in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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