This is the flavour we love in our‘ moreish’ foods like Chinese and pizza!
Western scientists have only recently recognised it as the " fifth taste ", after salt, sweet, sour and bitter.
Studies confirmed just a few years ago that our mouths contain taste receptors for this‘ moreish’ savoury taste.
The ten main foods we find natural Umami in are:
1. |
Parmesan cheese |
2. |
Tomatoes |
3. |
Mushrooms |
4. |
Kombu seaweed |
5. |
Sweetcorn & carrots |
6. |
Beef, chicken & pork |
7. |
Soy sauce |
8. |
Black olives |
9. |
Asparagus |
10. Some types of fish. |
We discovered that all of our favourite recipes had some Umami foods in them!