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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by davidmurdoch on Saturday December 14, 2019 @11:46PM (#21794518)
US African here. I din't know what Umami is. Looked it up just now... sounds like it would just be classified as a subtle variation to "salty" to me?
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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by jacobolus on Sunday December 15, 2019 @01:33AM (#21794822)
No umami is a rich meaty kind of taste (also found in seaweed, cheese, mushrooms, soy sauce, some vegetables, ...) which has nothing to do with sodium chloride.

Cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamate_flavoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami

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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by basilgohar on Sunday December 15, 2019 @12:29AM (#21794635)
Fat, MSG, oils, etc. all impart a savory-style flavor that is called umami that has nothing to do with salt.
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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by davidmurdoch on Sunday December 15, 2019 @07:26AM (#21795888)
*not African. Phone autocorrected American to African and I've missed the edit window.
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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by soulofmischief on Sunday December 15, 2019 @04:53AM (#21795380)
In the US, we are taught that this is called "savory".
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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by ghaff on Sunday December 15, 2019 @09:50AM (#21796447)
Savory isn't really the same thing. Savory is mostly a contrast to sweet. So a savory quick bread would be made with herbs rather than fruits. It does overlap some insofar as a bacon bread could also be called savory.
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Re:Proprioception: The Silent “Sixth” Sense by soulofmischief on Sunday December 15, 2019 @10:32AM (#21796666)
I see. Thanks for clarifying!
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