A Guide to Umami Cooking

First, let’s get this out of the way: Umami is not a vibe; it’s one of the 5 fundamental tastes, triggered by specific compounds indicating the presence of protein. This is a guide to integrating those compounds into your cooking.  Think of it as something extremely concrete, like

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