KOKUMI
The Sixth Flavour We’ve Been Tasting All Along | #26
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Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. But what if I told you there was a sixth flavour, one you’ve been tasting your entire life without even knowing? One that cannot be cheated with kitchen tricks, but only made with time.
Enter kokumi. A Japanese term meaning "rich taste" or "heartiness," kokumi isn’t a flavour in the way saltiness or sweetness is. In…
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