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Back story first:
I wuz exploring koko's blog and slipped into White On Rice, one of koko's linked blog sites. What was the first recipe to catch my eye? Umami Burgers. ???? Now, I'm jones'ing an ancient craving, hamburgers and cheeseburgers. Couldn't find a burger worth a damn in my locale, so started making my own. I've changed my recipe jes a tad, but I still got it! Made one last night and it was sublime. But, I'm not above improving upon my own recipe to further my occasional addiction. WOR sez Viet fish sauce is the answer to the "ultimate" umami burger. <http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/best-umami-hamburger-recipe/> While I love fish sauce (Thai or Viet) and always have plenty on hand, never thought of it as a marinade for my burger meat. I'll definetly give it a shot. My burger jones is alive and well. Still.... What is umami? Is it a real deal or jes some Asians trying to foist their cooking methods/terms off as some sorta scientific fact? If tomatoes and other MSG heavy foods are particularly savory, is that a whole new element for one's palate to discern? Why is sweet, sour, bitter, and salty not enough? In short, is "umami" a real distinction or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the food-o-sphere? ![]() nb |
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notbob wrote:
> > In short, is "umami" a real distinction > or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the > food-o-sphere? ![]() I suspect it is just a trendy thing. Want a good burger, try a good cut of beef or a blend of 2-3 cuts. No sauce will make a better burger, imo. You need to repair the bottom line of the sandwich. |
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On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 12:02:53 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> What is umami? Is it a real deal or jes some Asians trying to foist > their cooking methods/terms off as some sorta scientific fact? If > tomatoes and other MSG heavy foods are particularly savory, is that a > whole new element for one's palate to discern? Why is sweet, sour, > bitter, and salty not enough? In short, is "umami" a real distinction > or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the > food-o-sphere? ![]() Here are a couple of references. Umami Taste Receptor Identified: <http://www.nature.com/neuro/press_release/nn0200.html> Functional neuroimaging of umami taste: what makes umami pleasant? <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19571217> Cindy Hamilton |
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On 8/6/2015 10:36 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> And now fat is on it's way SHADDUP! No one cares. Get OUT! _,..._ /__ \ >< `. \ /_ \ | \-_ /:| ,--'..'. : ,' `. _,' \ _.._,--'' , | , ,',, _| _,.'| | | \\||/,'(,' '--'' | | | _ ||| | /-' | | | (- -)<`._ | / / | | \_\O/_/`-.(<< |____/ / | | / \ / -'| `--.'| | | \___/ / / | | H H / | | |_|_..-H-H--.._ / ,| | |-.._"_"__..-| | _-/ | | | | | | \_ | | Sqwerty | | | | | | & | |____| | | | Marty | _..' | |____| jrei | |_(____..._' _.' | `-..______..-'"" (___..--' |
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On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 6:02:53 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> Back story first: > > I wuz exploring koko's blog and slipped into White On Rice, one of > koko's linked blog sites. What was the first recipe to catch my eye? > Umami Burgers. ???? > > Now, I'm jones'ing an ancient craving, hamburgers and cheeseburgers. > Couldn't find a burger worth a damn in my locale, so started making my > own. I've changed my recipe jes a tad, but I still got it! Made one > last night and it was sublime. But, I'm not above improving upon my > own recipe to further my occasional addiction. WOR sez Viet fish > sauce is the answer to the "ultimate" umami burger. > > <http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/best-umami-hamburger-recipe/> > > While I love fish sauce (Thai or Viet) and always have plenty on hand, > never thought of it as a marinade for my burger meat. I'll definetly > give it a shot. My burger jones is alive and well. > > Still.... > > What is umami? Is it a real deal or jes some Asians trying to foist > their cooking methods/terms off as some sorta scientific fact? If > tomatoes and other MSG heavy foods are particularly savory, is that a > whole new element for one's palate to discern? Why is sweet, sour, > bitter, and salty not enough? In short, is "umami" a real distinction > or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the > food-o-sphere? ![]() > > nb If you're unaware of what this is, you could live without it. It could be just a trend as far as home cooks are concerned. I consider absolutely essential in some dishes. Potato salad being one. My current favorite trick is to use gochujang, but you can also get that naturally by lightly scorching rice in chicken stock as in jook. The locals here are heavy into umami. It's why we use shoyu and MSG in cooking. Umami is the reason why Japan mayo and gochujang is gonna make it big in the US. OTOH, that's just going to be a hot trend for 15 minutes or so. The people in Hawaii and Asia were raised eating umami rich foods. I have some doubts that umami will have much of an impact on cooks not raised on umami foods - even though the food manufacturers use it to increase sales. They are fully aware of how powerful the stuff is as a flavor enhancer. |
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On 8/7/2015 3:05 AM, TRS wrote:
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On 8/7/2015 2:02 AM, notbob wrote:
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death. This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor of Veterans Today. In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3) ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took office. |
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On 8/7/2015 2:28 AM, Gary wrote:
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death. This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor of Veterans Today. In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3) ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took office. |
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On 8/7/2015 4:03 AM, dsi1 wrote:
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death. This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor of Veterans Today. In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3) ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took office. |
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On 8/7/2015 2:50 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death. This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor of Veterans Today. In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3) ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took office. |
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On 8/6/2015 9:41 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> IOW, Blah, blah, blah, blah. >> Omelet wrote: > >> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him... > > He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with > I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty > trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to > deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their > meds. For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the total blue. After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3 years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY MOVING IN WITH YOU? That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2 years. Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away. There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo. And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're manic depressive mixed with habitual liar. Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles. -sw |
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On 6 Aug 2015 16:02:48 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> What is umami? Is it a real deal or jes some Asians trying to foist > their cooking methods/terms off as some sorta scientific fact? If > tomatoes and other MSG heavy foods are particularly savory, is that a > whole new element for one's palate to discern? Why is sweet, sour, > bitter, and salty not enough? In short, is "umami" a real distinction > or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the > food-o-sphere? ![]() You can buy "umami" paste, but it's made of things you'd recognize - Tomato paste Garlic Anchovy paste Black olives Balsamic vinegar Dehydrated porcini mushrooms Parmesan cheese Olive oil Wine vinegar Sugar Salt So IMO, umami is the new "je nes se quois". -- sf |
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On 8/6/2015 10:26 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:24:56 -0700, sf > wrote: > >> On 6 Aug 2015 16:02:48 GMT, notbob > wrote: >> >>> What is umami? Is it a real deal or jes some Asians trying to foist >>> their cooking methods/terms off as some sorta scientific fact? If >>> tomatoes and other MSG heavy foods are particularly savory, is that a >>> whole new element for one's palate to discern? Why is sweet, sour, >>> bitter, and salty not enough? In short, is "umami" a real distinction >>> or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the >>> food-o-sphere? ![]() >> >> You can buy "umami" paste, but it's made of things you'd recognize - >> >> Tomato paste >> Garlic >> Anchovy paste >> Black olives >> Balsamic vinegar >> Dehydrated porcini mushrooms >> Parmesan cheese >> Olive oil >> Wine vinegar >> Sugar >> Salt >> >> So IMO, umami is the new "je nes se quois". > > Is that a native Indian language? > Are you an idiot expat? |
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On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:03:14 AM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 6:02:53 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote: > > Back story first: > > > > I wuz exploring koko's blog and slipped into White On Rice, one of > > koko's linked blog sites. What was the first recipe to catch my eye? > > Umami Burgers. ???? > > > > Now, I'm jones'ing an ancient craving, hamburgers and cheeseburgers. > > Couldn't find a burger worth a damn in my locale, so started making my > > own. I've changed my recipe jes a tad, but I still got it! Made one > > last night and it was sublime. But, I'm not above improving upon my > > own recipe to further my occasional addiction. WOR sez Viet fish > > sauce is the answer to the "ultimate" umami burger. > > > > <http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/best-umami-hamburger-recipe/> > > > > While I love fish sauce (Thai or Viet) and always have plenty on hand, > > never thought of it as a marinade for my burger meat. I'll definetly > > give it a shot. My burger jones is alive and well. > > > > Still.... > > > > What is umami? Is it a real deal or jes some Asians trying to foist > > their cooking methods/terms off as some sorta scientific fact? If > > tomatoes and other MSG heavy foods are particularly savory, is that a > > whole new element for one's palate to discern? Why is sweet, sour, > > bitter, and salty not enough? In short, is "umami" a real distinction > > or jes another trendy term being ferociously flogged through the > > food-o-sphere? ![]() > > > > nb > > If you're unaware of what this is, you could live without it. It could be just a trend as far as home cooks are concerned. > > I consider absolutely essential in some dishes. Potato salad being one. My current favorite trick is to use gochujang, but you can also get that naturally by lightly scorching rice in chicken stock as in jook. The locals here are heavy into umami. It's why we use shoyu and MSG in cooking. Umami is the reason why Japan mayo and gochujang is gonna make it big in the US. OTOH, that's just going to be a hot trend for 15 minutes or so. > > The people in Hawaii and Asia were raised eating umami rich foods. I have some doubts that umami will have much of an impact on cooks not raised on umami foods - even though the food manufacturers use it to increase sales. They are fully aware of how powerful the stuff is as a flavor enhancer. > The Western diet is full of umami: Worcestershire sauce and Parmesan cheese come to mind (the real parmesan, not the green shaker can). For me a little goes a long way. |
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On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:22:33 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> I don't think the West has much of a history with the taste. The > Japanese do because they have been fermenting rice and soybeans > utilizing Aspergillus oryzae for a couple of thousand years. At it's > heart, the umami taste is the end result of fermentation with this > fungus. They use it to produce shoyu, miso, sake, shio koji, fermented > tofu, and other products. This makes A. oryzae the most important fungus > to the Japanese and is responsible for much of the flavor of Japanese > cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." You get a lot of umami with nicely browned meat. We have a lot of experience with that, and with a host of other foods that provide umami: tomatoes, anchovies, hard cheeses, mushrooms, etc. Umami is not exclusively a Japanese thing, although they monetized it when they invented MSG, and they provided us with a name for it. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote:
> cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." Hate to burst yer bubble, but only the Japanese could have named "umami". Americans have been eating and using "umami" for over half a century. We jes never applied a term to it. I know cuz I've been eating pizza and spaghetti heavily dosed w/ Parmesan cheese for even longer. Plus, in the 50s, Ac'cent brand MSG was huge in America. The very first recipe box I ever remember seeing was an old Ac'cent box. It was only since the great Chinese restaurant scare (totally disproved) that Americans have backed away from MSG. That still didn't impair their love for pizza/spaghetti, which is allegedly loaded with "umami" (tomatoes, parm). I'm gonna try an experiment. Dashi, the ubiquitous Japanese soup broth, is considered to be THE food that distinguishes and isolates(?) "umami". I've made it once before, so will make it again and see what I discover. I will make REAL dashi using kombu seaweed and dried bonito flakes. I long ago changed to instant dashi, but for the sake of science I will make it from scratch, despite bonito flakes being expensive as Hell out here in the boonies. Stay tuned. ![]() nb |
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On 8/7/2015 2:24 PM, sf wrote:
In addition to the hips and thighs, your butt seems to be a gargantuan problem area. To reduce the size of your enormous buttocks, you must reduce your body fat. Solely performing exercises that target the glutes is not going to reduce fat because eliminating fat from one area of the body isn't possible. To lose weight and slim down your butt, MayoClinic.com recommends creating a daily gradual limb reduction program through amputation and drug abuse so that you lose weight gradually at a rate of 1 to 2 kilotons per week. |
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On 8/8/2015 12:21 AM, notbob wrote:
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death. This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor of Veterans Today. In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3) ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took office. |
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On 8/7/2015 2:24 PM, sf wrote:
In addition to the hips and thighs, your butt seems to be a gargantuan problem area. To reduce the size of your enormous buttocks, you must reduce your body fat. Solely performing exercises that target the glutes is not going to reduce fat because eliminating fat from one area of the body isn't possible. To lose weight and slim down your butt, MayoClinic.com recommends creating a daily gradual limb reduction program through amputation and drug abuse so that you lose weight gradually at a rate of 1 to 2 kilotons per week. |
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On 8/7/2015 8:40 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
George HW Bush is a known evil pedophile, who ran a Congressional Blackmail Child Sex Ring during the 1980s known as “Operation Brownstone and Operation Brownstar”, and later to become known as “The Finders or The Franklin Coverup”. U.S. Vice President George HW Bush would sneak children over to Senator Barney Frank’s condo, known as a “Brownstone” to their famous cocktail parties, where U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senators — some willing and some unwilling participants — got a taste of the “Voodoo Drug” in their drink. To prove a case, you need one that was involved in an operation or a witness or documents; in this case, U.S. Customs documents prove the case without getting anyone still living killed. Inside the (scribd) document below is an article that appeared in US News and World report December 27 1993, entitled “Through a Glass Very Darkly”. This includes cops, spies and a very old investigation — also copies of the U.S. Customs Reports where the names are not blacked out. |
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On 8/7/2015 6:22 PM, dsi1 wrote:
George HW Bush is a known evil pedophile, who ran a Congressional Blackmail Child Sex Ring during the 1980s known as “Operation Brownstone and Operation Brownstar”, and later to become known as “The Finders or The Franklin Coverup”. U.S. Vice President George HW Bush would sneak children over to Senator Barney Frank’s condo, known as a “Brownstone” to their famous cocktail parties, where U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senators — some willing and some unwilling participants — got a taste of the “Voodoo Drug” in their drink. To prove a case, you need one that was involved in an operation or a witness or documents; in this case, U.S. Customs documents prove the case without getting anyone still living killed. Inside the (scribd) document below is an article that appeared in US News and World report December 27 1993, entitled “Through a Glass Very Darkly”. This includes cops, spies and a very old investigation — also copies of the U.S. Customs Reports where the names are not blacked out. |
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On 8/6/2015 11:07 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I have some of that. It's not worth it. >> Omelet wrote: > >> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him... > > He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with > I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty > trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to > deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their > meds. For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the total blue. After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3 years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY MOVING IN WITH YOU? That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2 years. Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away. There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo. And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're manic depressive mixed with habitual liar. Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles. -sw |
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On 8/7/2015 12:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:22:33 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: > >> I don't think the West has much of a history with the taste. The >> Japanese do because they have been fermenting rice and soybeans >> utilizing Aspergillus oryzae for a couple of thousand years. At it's >> heart, the umami taste is the end result of fermentation with this >> fungus. They use it to produce shoyu, miso, sake, shio koji, fermented >> tofu, and other products. This makes A. oryzae the most important fungus >> to the Japanese and is responsible for much of the flavor of Japanese >> cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." > > You get a lot of umami with nicely browned meat. We have a lot of > experience with that, and with a host of other foods that provide > umami: tomatoes, anchovies, hard cheeses, mushrooms, etc. > > Umami is not exclusively a Japanese thing, although they monetized it > when they invented MSG, and they provided us with a name for it. > > Cindy Hamilton > I understand that the West has foods with umami flavors but to the average Westerner, umami is a mysterious thing. The reason is because most of them were not raised with shoyu or fish sauce as their national condiment. Hawaiians understand it because they put shoyu on everything - from fish to stews, heck we put shoyu on rice. We totally get the concept. |
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On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 3:27:21 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/7/2015 12:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:22:33 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: > > > >> I don't think the West has much of a history with the taste. The > >> Japanese do because they have been fermenting rice and soybeans > >> utilizing Aspergillus oryzae for a couple of thousand years. At it's > >> heart, the umami taste is the end result of fermentation with this > >> fungus. They use it to produce shoyu, miso, sake, shio koji, fermented > >> tofu, and other products. This makes A. oryzae the most important fungus > >> to the Japanese and is responsible for much of the flavor of Japanese > >> cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." > > > > You get a lot of umami with nicely browned meat. We have a lot of > > experience with that, and with a host of other foods that provide > > umami: tomatoes, anchovies, hard cheeses, mushrooms, etc. > > > > Umami is not exclusively a Japanese thing, although they monetized it > > when they invented MSG, and they provided us with a name for it. > > > > Cindy Hamilton > > > > I understand that the West has foods with umami flavors but to the > average Westerner, umami is a mysterious thing. The reason is because > most of them were not raised with shoyu or fish sauce as their national > condiment. Hawaiians understand it because they put shoyu on everything > - from fish to stews, heck we put shoyu on rice. We totally get the > concept. We get the concept, but we don't talk about it. We just eat umami-rich foods and say "Yum". There's a lot more to umami than shoyu or fish sauce. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote:
> You're the one that brings up the idea that umami is not real. Actually, I brought up the idea that the term "umami" may be unnecessary and was asking for opinions. > I think that for most Americans, umami is not real. I think it's only the term "umami" that is unreal for Americans, despite the fact we've been eating it for decades. Kinda like the term "shoyu", which I've never heard from anyone, but yerself, my entire life. I've heard of "umami" (though I spelled it wrong), but never "shoyu", depite enjoying my first soy sauce over 60 yrs ago. nb |
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On 8/7/2015 10:15 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 3:27:21 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >> On 8/7/2015 12:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >>> On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:22:33 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >>> >>>> I don't think the West has much of a history with the taste. The >>>> Japanese do because they have been fermenting rice and soybeans >>>> utilizing Aspergillus oryzae for a couple of thousand years. At it's >>>> heart, the umami taste is the end result of fermentation with this >>>> fungus. They use it to produce shoyu, miso, sake, shio koji, fermented >>>> tofu, and other products. This makes A. oryzae the most important fungus >>>> to the Japanese and is responsible for much of the flavor of Japanese >>>> cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." >>> >>> You get a lot of umami with nicely browned meat. We have a lot of >>> experience with that, and with a host of other foods that provide >>> umami: tomatoes, anchovies, hard cheeses, mushrooms, etc. >>> >>> Umami is not exclusively a Japanese thing, although they monetized it >>> when they invented MSG, and they provided us with a name for it. >>> >>> Cindy Hamilton >>> >> >> I understand that the West has foods with umami flavors but to the >> average Westerner, umami is a mysterious thing. The reason is because >> most of them were not raised with shoyu or fish sauce as their national >> condiment. Hawaiians understand it because they put shoyu on everything >> - from fish to stews, heck we put shoyu on rice. We totally get the >> concept. > > We get the concept, but we don't talk about it. We just eat > umami-rich foods and say "Yum". > > There's a lot more to umami than shoyu or fish sauce. > > Cindy Hamilton > I have to agree with you there - there's no need to talk about umami. |
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On 8/7/2015 10:22 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote: > >> You're the one that brings up the idea that umami is not real. > > Actually, I brought up the idea that the term "umami" may be > unnecessary and was asking for opinions. > >> I think that for most Americans, umami is not real. > > I think it's only the term "umami" that is unreal for Americans, > despite the fact we've been eating it for decades. Kinda like the > term "shoyu", which I've never heard from anyone, but yerself, my > entire life. I've heard of "umami" (though I spelled it wrong), but > never "shoyu", depite enjoying my first soy sauce over 60 yrs ago. > > nb > When I was growing up, calling shoyu "soy sauce" was considered to be putting on airs and talking like a haole. These days, the young folks have no problem with "soy sauce." Mostly, old Hawaiians and the Japanese call soy sauce "shoyu." |
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On 8/7/2015 4:22 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote: > >> You're the one that brings up the idea that umami is not real. > > Actually, I brought up the idea that the term "umami" may be > unnecessary and was asking for opinions. > >> I think that for most Americans, umami is not real. > > I think it's only the term "umami" that is unreal for Americans, > despite the fact we've been eating it for decades. Kinda like the > term "shoyu", which I've never heard from anyone, but yerself, my > entire life. I've heard of "umami" (though I spelled it wrong), but > never "shoyu", depite enjoying my first soy sauce over 60 yrs ago. > > nb > Kilikini (RIP) called soy sauce "shoyu". She lived on Maui for a brief while. It's soy sauce. No need to pretend you're Japanese or Hawaiian in order to use it when cooking. ![]() Jill |
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On 2015-08-07, jmcquown > wrote:
> No need to pretend you're Japanese or Hawaiian > in order to use it when cooking. ![]() I don't! ....and been using soy sauce in my food since I was a child. nb |
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On 7 Aug 2015 14:21:56 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote: > snippage > >I'm gonna try an experiment. Dashi, the ubiquitous Japanese soup >broth, is considered to be THE food that distinguishes and isolates(?) >"umami". I've made it once before, so will make it again and see what >I discover. > Making Dashi is so easy. It's wonderful sipped on it's own and as a base for any number of recipes. >I will make REAL dashi using kombu seaweed and dried bonito flakes. I >long ago changed to instant dashi, but for the sake of science I will >make it from scratch, despite bonito flakes being expensive as Hell >out here in the boonies. Stay tuned. ![]() > >nb I also put a little piece of kombu seaweed into my chicken broth, stews, soups etc...it makes a world of difference. My friend took my advice and put a piece of kombu in her chicken soup. She said her family raved on and on about how that was the best soup she'd ever made. So yes, umami is real and makes a difference, and is availale from several sources. koko -- Food is our common ground, a universal experience James Beard |
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On 8/7/2015 2:33 PM, Japhy Ryder wrote:
George HW Bush is a known evil pedophile, who ran a Congressional Blackmail Child Sex Ring during the 1980s known as “Operation Brownstone and Operation Brownstar”, and later to become known as “The Finders or The Franklin Coverup”. U.S. Vice President George HW Bush would sneak children over to Senator Barney Frank’s condo, known as a “Brownstone” to their famous cocktail parties, where U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senators — some willing and some unwilling participants — got a taste of the “Voodoo Drug” in their drink. To prove a case, you need one that was involved in an operation or a witness or documents; in this case, U.S. Customs documents prove the case without getting anyone still living killed. Inside the (scribd) document below is an article that appeared in US News and World report December 27 1993, entitled “Through a Glass Very Darkly”. This includes cops, spies and a very old investigation — also copies of the U.S. Customs Reports where the names are not blacked out. |
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notbob > wrote: > On 2015-08-07, jmcquown > wrote: > > > No need to pretend you're Japanese or Hawaiian > > in order to use it when cooking. ![]() > > I don't! ....and been using soy sauce in my food since I was > a child. > > nb And how long has Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce been around? D.M. |
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On 8/8/2015 11:10 AM, Don Martinich wrote:
John Caylor of www.insider-magazine.com reports that a well-placed source within the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has revealed Governor Jeb Bush ordered the destruction and shredding of public records and documents in violation of Florida law. The department maintains oversight and approval of state gaming licensees, slot machines, dog and horse tracks, and jai-alai. In addition, the state government source revealed that Jeb Bush has replaced key members of the Governor's Staff in Tallahassee with personnel from Texas who are overseeing the destruction of state documents. An FBI source has confirmed the destruction of public records by Jeb Bush may be in response to the ongoing criminal proceedings against GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Federal investigation of the 2001 gangland murder in Miami of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Gus Boulis. |
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On 8/8/2015 10:00 AM, koko wrote:
John Caylor of www.insider-magazine.com reports that a well-placed source within the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has revealed Governor Jeb Bush ordered the destruction and shredding of public records and documents in violation of Florida law. The department maintains oversight and approval of state gaming licensees, slot machines, dog and horse tracks, and jai-alai. In addition, the state government source revealed that Jeb Bush has replaced key members of the Governor's Staff in Tallahassee with personnel from Texas who are overseeing the destruction of state documents. An FBI source has confirmed the destruction of public records by Jeb Bush may be in response to the ongoing criminal proceedings against GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Federal investigation of the 2001 gangland murder in Miami of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Gus Boulis. |
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On 8/8/2015 6:22 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote: John Caylor of www.insider-magazine.com reports that a well-placed source within the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has revealed Governor Jeb Bush ordered the destruction and shredding of public records and documents in violation of Florida law. The department maintains oversight and approval of state gaming licensees, slot machines, dog and horse tracks, and jai-alai. In addition, the state government source revealed that Jeb Bush has replaced key members of the Governor's Staff in Tallahassee with personnel from Texas who are overseeing the destruction of state documents. An FBI source has confirmed the destruction of public records by Jeb Bush may be in response to the ongoing criminal proceedings against GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Federal investigation of the 2001 gangland murder in Miami of Sun Cruz casino boat owner Gus Boulis. |
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On 8/7/2015 1:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/7/2015 12:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:22:33 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >> >>> I don't think the West has much of a history with the taste. The >>> Japanese do because they have been fermenting rice and soybeans >>> utilizing Aspergillus oryzae for a couple of thousand years. At it's >>> heart, the umami taste is the end result of fermentation with this >>> fungus. They use it to produce shoyu, miso, sake, shio koji, fermented >>> tofu, and other products. This makes A. oryzae the most important fungus >>> to the Japanese and is responsible for much of the flavor of Japanese >>> cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." >> >> You get a lot of umami with nicely browned meat. We have a lot of >> experience with that, and with a host of other foods that provide >> umami: tomatoes, anchovies, hard cheeses, mushrooms, etc. >> >> Umami is not exclusively a Japanese thing, although they monetized it >> when they invented MSG, and they provided us with a name for it. >> >> Cindy Hamilton >> > > I understand that the West has foods with umami flavors but to the > average Westerner, umami is a mysterious thing. The reason is because > most of them were not raised with shoyu or fish sauce as their national > condiment. Hawaiians understand it because they put shoyu on everything > - from fish to stews, heck we put shoyu on rice. We totally get the > concept. I totally get that too, rice bags for umami, always. |
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On 8/7/2015 2:28 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/7/2015 10:15 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 3:27:21 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >>> On 8/7/2015 12:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >>>> On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 4:22:33 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't think the West has much of a history with the taste. The >>>>> Japanese do because they have been fermenting rice and soybeans >>>>> utilizing Aspergillus oryzae for a couple of thousand years. At it's >>>>> heart, the umami taste is the end result of fermentation with this >>>>> fungus. They use it to produce shoyu, miso, sake, shio koji, fermented >>>>> tofu, and other products. This makes A. oryzae the most important >>>>> fungus >>>>> to the Japanese and is responsible for much of the flavor of Japanese >>>>> cuisine. Only a Japanese could have discovered "umami." >>>> >>>> You get a lot of umami with nicely browned meat. We have a lot of >>>> experience with that, and with a host of other foods that provide >>>> umami: tomatoes, anchovies, hard cheeses, mushrooms, etc. >>>> >>>> Umami is not exclusively a Japanese thing, although they monetized it >>>> when they invented MSG, and they provided us with a name for it. >>>> >>>> Cindy Hamilton >>>> >>> >>> I understand that the West has foods with umami flavors but to the >>> average Westerner, umami is a mysterious thing. The reason is because >>> most of them were not raised with shoyu or fish sauce as their national >>> condiment. Hawaiians understand it because they put shoyu on everything >>> - from fish to stews, heck we put shoyu on rice. We totally get the >>> concept. >> >> We get the concept, but we don't talk about it. We just eat >> umami-rich foods and say "Yum". >> >> There's a lot more to umami than shoyu or fish sauce. >> >> Cindy Hamilton >> > > I have to agree with you there - there's no need to talk about umami. So is this like a covert thing now? |
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On 8/7/2015 2:35 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/7/2015 10:22 AM, notbob wrote: >> On 2015-08-07, dsi1 > wrote: >> >>> You're the one that brings up the idea that umami is not real. >> >> Actually, I brought up the idea that the term "umami" may be >> unnecessary and was asking for opinions. >> >>> I think that for most Americans, umami is not real. >> >> I think it's only the term "umami" that is unreal for Americans, >> despite the fact we've been eating it for decades. Kinda like the >> term "shoyu", which I've never heard from anyone, but yerself, my >> entire life. I've heard of "umami" (though I spelled it wrong), but >> never "shoyu", depite enjoying my first soy sauce over 60 yrs ago. >> >> nb >> > > When I was growing up, calling shoyu "soy sauce" was considered to be > putting on airs and talking like a haole. These days, the young folks > have no problem with "soy sauce." Mostly, old Hawaiians and the Japanese > call soy sauce "shoyu." The favorite here is Ponzu sauce, hard to beat citrus with soy. |
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