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Exploring Umami: The Fifth Taste
Umami is the fifth basic taste sensation that contributes to the enjoyment of food, along with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Food with umami tastes rich, deep, satisfying, and long-lasting compared to food without umami, which can taste shallow and insipid. Some familiar ingredients that taste umami include Parmesan cheese, ripe tomatoes, braised beef, and mushrooms.
