Making Sense: The Umami Mama
Mar 23, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
For thousands of years, there have been four basic tastes recognized across cultures. But thanks to Kumiko Ninomiya (a.k.a. the Umami Mama), scientists finally accepted a fifth. So could there be even more?
This is the fourth episode of our six-part series, Making Sense.
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