We all know about sweet, bitter, salty and sour, but what about umami? Umami is one of five receptor families we have for taste. Umami is Japanese and means something akin to "savoury". It is a sensation we recieve when we detect glutumate and ribonucleotides in food. It can be sensed in "ripe tomatoes, parmesan cheese, cured ham, mushrooms, meat and fish".
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