[CH] Umami

Gary Allen (g_allen@culinary.edu)
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:40:08 -0400

> It's called "umami" (I'm not dissin yer mom, either).  The taste
receptor
> reacts to L-glutamate which can act as a marker to high-protein
foods.  It
> goes on to say that MSG (monosodium glutamate) maybe popular due to
this.

For a more detailed account of umami and the other senses involved in
what we think of as "flavor," see:

http://www.monell.org/sensation.htm#Taste