Josh & Chuck

For millennia humans have recognized four tastes, but in the 1980s a fifth taste first isolated in Japan gained worldwide acceptance - and took off like a rocket! Learn about meaty, musty, savory umami in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The discovery of umami, the fifth taste, in Japan in the 1980s revolutionized the understanding of taste and gained global popularity.

How Umami Works!