umami

Salmon Persimmon Walnut Umami Slaw: Ingredients: 1) Salmon fillet - 1/2 2) Cabbage - 2 cups 3) Onion - 2 slices 4) Persimmon - 1 5) Walnuts, divided - 1/2 cup 6) Nori seaweed - 1 sheet 7) Miso paste - 1 tblspn. 8) Soy sauce - 1/2 tspn. 9) Furikake, salmon - 1 tblspn. Procedure: --...

Salmon Persimmon Walnut Umami Slaw

In conjunction the Miso Ingredient challenge, I thought it would be appropriate to ask about Umami - the fifth taste. Here is an excerpt from an article. "Westerners are familiar with the four basic taste groups: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. For some, the concept of umami, or the "fifth...

A post from @buckytom (see here) got me thinking about this. What ingredients do you keep in your store cupboard to inject that umami flavour? @buckytom 's post mentioned anchovies which are a fantastic flavour pop in all kinds of dishes. The anchovies melt away and you don't get a fishy taste...