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Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) - Softcover

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Mouritsen, Ole G.; Styrbaek, Klavs

 
9780231168915: Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0231168918 ISBN 13: 9780231168915
Verlag: Columbia University Press, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes--sour, sweet, salty, and bitter--that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has entered the culinary lexicon: umami, a fifth taste impression that is savory, complex, and wholly distinct. Combining culinary history with recent research into the chemistry, preparation, nutrition, and culture of food, Mouritsen and Styrbæk encapsulate what we know to date about the concept of umami, from ancient times to today

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ole G. Mouritsen is a distinguished scientist and professor of biophysics at the University of Southern Denmark. His books include Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body, and the Soul and Seaweeds: Edible, Available, and Sustainable.

Klavs Styrbæk is a chef who, for more than twenty years, has owned and run the highly regarded Restaurant Kvægtorvet (The Cattle Market) in Odense, Denmark. He is a passionate advocate for the renewal of classical Danish cuisine.

Mariela Johansen has Danish roots, lives in Canada, and holds an MA in humanities.

Jonas Drotner Mouritsen is a graphic designer and owns the design company Chromascope (www.chromascope.com). His movie projects have won several international awards.

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Verlag
Columbia University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0231168918
ISBN 13 
9780231168915
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Taschenbuch
Zeichner
Mouritsen Jonas Drotner
Anzahl der Seiten
280
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Columbia University Press
https://cup.columbia.edu/

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