The tongue can taste many things. It has just recently been discovered that the tongue can taste salty, sweet, sour, bitter and unami things. What is unami and what does it taste like?
by 
Lady Dutchess
ANSWERS: 4
-
I don't know, but when you find out let me know. Until this tongue ain't going anywhere near one!
-
Unami is the taste of amino acids: (ew-nam-e) Umami is the taste of amino acids to us. When we take in proteins we will activate G-protein and this elevates our intracellular calcium. A prime example of this taste is Monosodium glutamate (MSG), added to many foods to stimulate the perception of the unami receptors on the tongue. Scientists questioned if we can actually taste unami. This was answered by the fact that various taste buds are in the mouth and actually are set up to receive the sense of amino acids. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drryan32.htm
-
http://www.umamiinfo.com/what_exactly_is_umami/ http://aroundbritainwithapaunch.blogspot.com/2007/12/unami-quintessential-taste.html Those links explain it pretty well. From what I can tell, Umami is the taste of "fullness" or "volume" of savoury flavour. It is the taste of Rich meatiness in Mushrooms, Beef and most meats for that matter. Its hard explaining a sense using words, but I think that does a decent job of it. Hope it helps! Edit: as KagomeShuko Explained, Umami is he taste sensation caused by some Amino Acids that certain taste receptors are sensitive to.
-
BEING A SUPERTASTER EXTREME I WAS KEEN TO SEE WHAT MY TASTE MADE OF UNAMI AT A PINCH OF MSG TO 100 ML OF WATER IT TASTED LIKE CHICKEN STOCK AT 5GM TO 100ML WATER IT WAS SALTY WITH A FLOURY SUB TASTE AT 10 GMS TO 100 ML WATER IT WAS VERY SALTY AND HAD A DISTINCT SOUR TASTE TO MY TASTES IT IS LIKE PUTTING SALT AND VINEGAR ON YOUR FISH I WILL HAVE TO TRY IT AT SATURATION POINT . TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF MY EXTREME TASTE, 1 GM OF SUGAR IN 100 ML OF WATER IS WAY TO SWEET FOR ME THE ONLY FRUIT IENJOY IS AUSTRALIAN LILLY PILLY WHICH MOST FIND BLAND
RELATED QUESTIONS
Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC