umami-rich
Full of depth
Umami-rich describes foods high in the savory, meaty taste that constitutes the fifth basic flavor alongside sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Aged cheeses, soy sauce, miso, mushrooms, and tomatoes are all umami-rich.
The term appears often in food writing and cooking: Add umami-rich ingredients to deepen the broth.
Excitatory neural transmitter
- soy sauceFermented bean condiment
- parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
- misoFermented legume paste
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
anchovy · dashi · mushroom · aged cheese · bonito · kombu · fermented · meaty
Clear simmered meat liquid
- stockGoods kept for sale
- reductionMaking something smaller
- fondHaving tender affection
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
braised · slow-cooked · roasted · charred · seared · concentrated · layered · complex
Edible boletus species
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
- nutritional yeastInactive cultured fungi flakes
- tamariGluten-free Japanese condiment
gochujang · blue cheese · prosciutto · bacon · sun-dried tomato · sardine · kelp · fish paste
glutamate
Excitatory neural transmitter
fish sauce · anchovy · dashi · mushroom · aged cheese · bonito · kombu · fermented · meaty · brothy
broth
Clear simmered meat liquid
caramelized · braised · slow-cooked · roasted · charred · seared · concentrated · layered · complex · seasoned
porcini
Edible boletus species
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
- nutritional yeastInactive cultured fungi flakes
tamari · gochujang · blue cheese · prosciutto · bacon · sun-dried tomato · sardine · kelp · fish paste · shrimp paste
umami-richbland
Lacking distinctive qualities
flavorless · tasteless · unseasoned · insipid · flat
umami-richone-dimensional
Without depth or complexity
simple · shallow · plain · thin · unflavored
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