On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:54:27 -0700, casa sobre ruedas >
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>On 1/28/2018 8:36 AM, Gary wrote:
>> gabrielaalfonza wrote:
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>>> I would like to know if there is any way to replace the taste of
>>> mushrooms. I am allergic to mushrooms
>>
>> Forget mushrooms and move on...
>>
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>Wild rice
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>Oyster sauce.
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>Parmesan cheese.
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>Miso paste.
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>etc.
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>https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-umami-1664724
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>Umami Taste
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>Umami describes foods with an inherent savoriness.
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>It has been described as brothy or meaty. You can taste umami in foods
>like Parmesan cheese, seaweed, miso, and mushrooms, which contain a high
>level of the amino acid, glutamate.
>
>History of Umami
>
>Umami means "pleasant savory taste" in Japanese. The popularity of umami
>has been rising since the 1980s when research about the fifth basic
>taste began to increase.
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>In 1985, the Umami International Symposium held in Hawaii determined
>umami was the scientific term for this fifth taste.
>
>Experts from the symposium agreed that umami is on its own and does not
>enhance other basic tastes. To determine if umami was its own taste,
>researchers had to prove that umami was not produced by any combination
>of other basic tastes. Umami was found to be independent of other basic
>tastes, it has its own specific receptor for its taste, and lastly, it
>is found universally in many foods.
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>The use of glutamate in cooking has a long history. Fermented fish
>sauces, which are rich in glutamate, were used widely in ancient Rome,
>fermented barley sauces rich in glutamate were used in medieval
>Byzantine and Arab cuisine, and fermented fish sauces and soy sauces
>have histories going back to the 3rd century in China.
>Umami Foods
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>The umami taste can be found widely in a great number of foods, so you
>do not have to go to a specialty to store to enjoy the taste of umami.
>Foods with umami elements that can be found at your local grocery store
>include chicken, beef, and pork, as well as tomatoes, cheese, soy,
>potatoes, and carrots. Although some foods, like kombu seaweed or yeast,
>extracts Vegemite or Marmite, may be a little harder to find if you do
>not have a specialty market nearby.

Umami is the PC term for oral sex.