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Saturday 13 March
- Torturous temptation - I'm currently in day 7 of a 10-day fast. I want everything umami in my mouth. Right now.... Posted in ooh mommy
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Wednesday 7 January
- Everybody needs a mami - Susan points me to this bit in the NYTimes, in a good article about a revolution in Japanese food in NY: 'Also shared by Japan and France is a national cult of ingredients. At Kai, the menu proudly states that... Posted in ooh mommy
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Wednesday 5 November
- The meaning of umami - My interest in umami wouldn't be an obsession if it stopped there [see previous post]. There's so much more to the story. First of all, I suspect that umami is of particular importance to vegetarians. As a pretty long-time veggie,... Posted in ooh mommy
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- Umami - I'm obsessed with umami. What is umami, you ask? Why, it is the world's most newly discovered flavor! You know how there's salty, sweet, bitter, and sour? There's also umami. Umami was identified as a flavor by brilliant East Asian... Posted in ooh mommy
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