What is umami?

Discovered by the Japanese over 100 years ago the word umami means a pleasant savory taste. Umami is a basic taste along with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Here are a few umami foods with remarkable health benefits.

Seaweed

Packed with nutrients and antioxidants and low calories.

Soy-Based Foods

Commonly fermented tofu, tempeh, miso, and soy sauce.

Aged Cheese

Aged cheeses are high in the compound glutamate.

Kimchi

Made by fermenting vegetables and spices a traditional side dish of Koreans.

Seafood

Seafood can naturally contain both glutamate and inosinate.

Meat

Just like seafood meat is high in glutamate and inosinate.

Mushrooms

Mushrooms are another great plant-based source of umami flavor.