Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda first proposed umami as a basic taste—in addition to sweet, sour, salty and bitter—in the early 1900s. About eight decades later, the scientific community officially agreed with him.
  • FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 years ago

    No, the paper says it shares a receptor with sour, not that it tastes like sour.

    Just as “orange” and “purple” have receptors in common but are not perceived as the same.