umami

Explore "umami" with insightful episodes like "Selects: How Umami Works!", "Making Sense: The Umami Mama" and "How Umami Works!" from podcasts like ""Stuff You Should Know", "Unexplainable" and "Stuff You Should Know"" and more!

Episodes (3)

Selects: How Umami Works!

For millennia humans have recognized four tastes, but in the 1980s a fifth taste first isolated in Japan gained worldwide acceptance - and took off like a rocket! Learn about meaty, musty, savory umami in this classic episode.

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Stuff You Should Know

enNovember 26, 2022

Making Sense: The Umami Mama

For thousands of years, there have been four basic tastes recognized across cultures. But thanks to Kumiko Ninomiya (a.k.a. the Umami Mama), scientists finally accepted a fifth. So could there be even more? This is the fourth episode of our six-part series, Making Sense. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

enMarch 23, 2022