07 May Ajinomoto investing millions in ‘rehabbing’ MSG
Ajinomoto, the world’s largest producer of monosodium glutamate, is on a crusade to rehabilitate the image of MSG, long reviled as the source of so-called “Chinese restaurant syndrome”.
19 Nov It’s the umami, stupid. Why the truth about MSG is so easy to swallow
Umami — the meaty taste that the unfairly maligned MSG is designed to deliver — has seen a resurgence in the foodie community. Even famous chefs are using natural glutamates — which are not chemically different from the ones found in MSG...
30 Aug Why does food taste so delicious?
Taste is not what you think. Every schoolchild learns that it is one of the five senses, a partner of smell and sight and touch, a consequence of food flitting over taste buds that send important signals—sweet or bitter, nutrient or poison?—to...
05 May Is umami really a fifth taste?
Taste, a sense often neatly organised into four categories –– sweet, sour, bitter and salty, and more latterly five with umami –– may, in fact, be significantly more complicated. ...