http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/yummy-the-neuromechanics-of-umami/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/yummy-the-neuromechanics-of-umami/comment-page-1/#comment-3391 The Wild Mushrooms of Fall | Food & Think Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:44:11 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=439#comment-3391 [...] as strips in a tomato soup, and I was blown away by their deliciousness. They were like little umami bombs, with a chewy, almost meaty texture—not slimy at all and virtually [...] [...] as strips in a tomato soup, and I was blown away by their deliciousness. They were like little umami bombs, with a chewy, almost meaty texture—not slimy at all and virtually [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/yummy-the-neuromechanics-of-umami/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 The Kokumi Sensation | Food & Think Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:29:16 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=439#comment-1592 [...] kokumi sensation is not a Japanese pop group, which would have been my guess. You’ve heard of umami, right? It’s the fifth basic taste, in addition to salty, sweet, sour and bitter. Translated [...] [...] kokumi sensation is not a Japanese pop group, which would have been my guess. You’ve heard of umami, right? It’s the fifth basic taste, in addition to salty, sweet, sour and bitter. Translated [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/yummy-the-neuromechanics-of-umami/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Getting Inside the Panda's Genes | Surprising Science Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:15:25 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=439#comment-1361 [...] have a mutation in both copies of a gene called T1R1, which is the one that lets the tongue detect umami. Umami, sometimes known as the “fifth taste,” is the one that makes meats, cheese and [...] [...] have a mutation in both copies of a gene called T1R1, which is the one that lets the tongue detect umami. Umami, sometimes known as the “fifth taste,” is the one that makes meats, cheese and [...]

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