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The Flavour Thesaurus

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Nemesis | the Umami Theory of Value

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Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, recipes and stories.

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Taste

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The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, stories & 100 essential recipes for midwinter

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The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs

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The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World's Happiest People (The Happiness Institute Series)

Meik Wiking

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sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and savory (umami). Umami literally means “pleasant savory taste” or “deliciousness” in Japanese and owes its mouthwatering quality mostly to glutamate, an amino acid classically found in monosodium glutamate, or MSG.

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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

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