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Umami

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a savory taste imparted by certain amino acids, considered a basic taste
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Stage 1 of 2
umami
Japanese · 1900s
"a pleasant savory taste"
literally pleasant savory taste, coined by chemist Kikunae Ikeda
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Stage 2 of 2
umami
English · 1980s
"a savory taste sensation"
adopted by food scientists for the fifth basic taste
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