TASTE BUDDIES: The Origins Of Umami

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TASTE BUDDIES: The Origins Of Umami

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Apr 7, 2022

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A Japanese chemist identified umami in the early 1900s, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. Short Wave host Emily Kwong talks with producer Chloee Weiner about why it took so long for umami to be recognized as the fifth taste.

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Apr 7, 2022

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TASTE BUDDIES: The Origins Of Umami

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