It’s a common misconception that the best soups require long ingredient lists and hours of simmering. In fact, just a handful of high-flavor items can be transformed into an umami-bomb of a soup in ...

You know that burst of flavor you experience when you take a bite of certain savory foods, such as meat, fish, mushrooms or miso? That sensation of “whoa, that is just delicious!” In all likelihood, ...

Way back when, we used to talk about four elements of taste: sweet, sour, salty, bitter. Then we learned about umami, which has been an element of Asian cuisine for a long time. Some people refer to ...

Umami, referred to as the ‘5th taste’ in the culinary world (in addition to sweet, sour, salty, and bitter), and kokumi, characterized as a ‘taste enhancer’ that heightens and lengthens flavors, could ...

You know that burst of flavor you experience when you take a bite of certain savory foods, such as meat, fish, mushrooms or miso? That sensation of “Whoa, that is just delicious!” In all likelihood, ...

Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes his strip steak with umami butter sauce recipe. The creamy fusion of butter and Sriracha that compliments the seared steak starts with a ...