umami
noun/uˈmɑːmi/
Etymology
From Japanese 旨味, うまみ (umami), from 旨い (umai, “delicious”), which describes the quality of a pleasant, savory taste.
- borrowed from 旨味
Definitions
One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged…
One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
- But we are, of course, sweaty, fleshy lady-animals – all fur and umami.
- A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for "sour." Sugars get received as "sweet." Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for umami. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA