1. Notes: 197 / 2 years ago  from ohyeahfacts

   In addition to the four known taste sensations (bitter, salty, sour and sweet), some scientists now include a fifth, called “umami,” best represented by the MSG flavoring added to certain foods.

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   1. ostracize-me reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:

      ROFL. my mum and brother can tell if theres msg when they become thristy :P

   2. thisriver reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:

      this somehow sounds dirty… like some Japanese Sex Fetish Porn thing. Umami.

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   4. echaoke reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:

      we already named it “ma’tegh”

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       that shit sucks.

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   16. joxie reblogged this from daiyi and added:

       “年糕”= rice cakes usually eaten at Chinese New Year, hence “year cake” 8DD “香” in Chinese is used to describe anything...

   17. daiyi reblogged this from patentlywill and added:

       …DDD: nuuuu, that’s not it! ): ): that makes me sad because it is my favorite taste ever …D: I don’t watch food...

   18. patentlywill reblogged this from daiyi and added:

       I’ve heard so much of Umami on food network lately, and they never really tell you what it tastes like, they always just...

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   20. daiyi reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:

       It’s always bothered me that you can’t really express 香 in English. (But then again, Western food isn’t usually 香…) I...

   21. oatmeal-enthusiast reblogged this from sweaterkitty and added:

       yeah or maybe like cherry pie sometimes?

   22. oatmeal-enthusiast reblogged this from sweaterkitty and added:

       beer, sometimes pie, coffee

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   24. teslerr reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:

       What now, Mitchell? There are taste categories. :)

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       It’s true, I can seriously taste when food items have MSG. I can also taste when they have HFCS!

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