Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

by Klavs Styrbaek, Klavs Styrb?k, Ole G. Mouritsen, et al.

Book Overview

In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes--sour, sweet, salty, and bitter--that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has entered the culinary lexicon: umami, a fifth taste impression that is savory, complex, and wholly distinct.

Combining culinary history with recent research into the chemistry, preparation, nutrition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231168918
• ISBN13: 9780231168915
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 10.2"