Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda first proposed umami as a basic taste—in addition to sweet, sour, salty and bitter—in the early 1900s. About eight decades later, the scientific community officially agreed with him.
  • FlowVoidEnglish
    28·
    9 months ago

    Umami is the fifth flavor. This paper is about the sixth, which doesn’t seem to have a name other than “ammonium chloride”.

    • jarfil@beehaw.org
      4·
      9 months ago

      “Solid Ammonium Chloride is used to make dry batteries”

      I’ll definitely have to try some “sweet and battery” poached eggs.

      • FlowVoidEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        I can’t believe it’s not battery!