A fairy tale about umami
For many of us, the fifth flavor is just a curiosity, a nice story about the cuisines of the Far East and dishes on the border of flavors that we cannot imagine. After all, umami in Japanese means a pleasant spicy taste.
This bowl is salty!
The colors and general appearance of the food are crucial to the taste. We wouldn’t eat a blue tomato with that much appetite (it would probably bring to mind mold and rot); or a yellow blueberry (that would seem sour and unripe). But not only the look of the food affects the taste experience – […]
What great taste!
We often wonder if we like something or not – we comment on whether we prefer spicy or mild cuisine, and we know how enormous our craving for sweets can be. The sense of taste is a real blessing. The Best Chef Awards exist because of it! Thank goodness for the sense of taste! The […]