| Researchers from the University of Miami have isolated a receptor that binds glutamate and have proposed that it underlies the umami taste. |
| Mammals can basically sense tastes of sweet, sour, bitterness, salt, and umami. |
| Some may play with salty and umami, but sweet, bitter and sour dominate, with sweet and bitter being the two we want to examine. |
| Professor Kikunae Ikeda officially discovers umami and identifies glutamate as the main cause of the sensation. |
| Similarly, drying skipjack or shiitake mushrooms substantially increases their existing umami levels. |
| Saltiness in foods high in umami neutralizes the bitter or metallic tastes in the wine you drink with these foods. |
