Umami, which translates to “delicious savory taste, ” was identified as a distinct flavor in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae ...

May in Hong Kong is all about relaxed and casual restaurants serving comfort food and traditional fare, from Thai soup noodles and Japanese udon to marinated goose from a famed Taiwanese brand ...

You know that burst of flavor you experience when you take a bite of certain savory foods, such as meat, fish, mushrooms or ...

So are ramen, udon soup and other foods made with rich savory ... This is one of the reasons that Thai, Vietnamese and Philippine food, to name a few, taste so distinctively and pungently savory.