Posts Tagged “umami”

Yondu Plant-based Umami

Yondu Plant-based Umami

Just a dash will make a difference We are staying safe at home wherever possible. Restaurants are closed, so that enforced exile has introduced many to their kitchen – that extra room that came with the house. Yondu is a neat little bottle which makes delicious savoury dishes easy to accomplish. It is a product…

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Umami Kelp and Wasabi – an introduction

Umami Kelp and Wasabi – an introduction

London’s Icetank Studio was the venue for an informative and friendly seminar on Umami hosted by the Japanese Culinary Academy UK and supported by JETRO London (Japan External Trade Organisation). It showcased some of the exhibitors from the Japan Pavilion at this year’s Speciality Food Fair and they gave demonstrations to illustrate the significance of…

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Umami: THE FIFTH TASTE – guidebook review

Umami: THE FIFTH TASTE – guidebook review

It’s a buzz-word these days: Umami. It’s a very familiar taste, flavour, sensation on the taste buds but we have only relatively recently put a name to this savouriness, this deliciousness. But how do we view it with regard to sake? This was originally a Japanese word and it’s all about a particular taste: of…

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