Umami 101
If it’s not sweet, sour, bitter or salty; it’s got to be the fifth taste - umami. Merriam-Webster online lists umami as ‘the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate) and has a rich or meaty flavour characteristic of cheese, cooked meat, mushrooms, soy, and ripe tomatoes.’
