How to make your food 30x more delicious

You’ve heard a lot about umami, but you probably don’t know the full story.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆:

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 (𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀:

𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰:
-Dr. Ole Mouritsen, Professor (emeritus) of Gastrophysics and Culinary Food Innovation at the University of Copenhagen

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[MultiLeandrini]

We're close to needing a full on course on this cooking science

[lachlansmart]

I always add both fresh and dried mushrooms, and a spoonful of vegemite into my mushroom risotto. Now I know why it works.

[brukujinbrokujin]

Japan people have the best knowledge of umami. All their food are weirdly combined, yet taste great

[hitaishibarai]

As a non drinker I have always wondered why people who consume alcohol eat meat and drink alcohol at the same

[UnemptyVoid]

As someone from Korea, I was always disappointed that English didn't have a word for 고소함
I feel like, especially in American media, people just throw the word in without knowing what Umami actually means, and I am happy to see videos actually explaining it deeply.
In korean it is really simple, it basically means something between richness, buttery, savory-ness. A good example may be something like sesame oil, to even potato chips.

[ZestyTime]

Forget having a sweet tooth, i have a full set of Umami chompers, i can't get enough of that savoury kick! 🍴💕

[Omnilatent]

As a vegan who loves cooking, I was surprised how many of these combinations I "accidentally" use every day. Soy sauce and yeast flakes are my standard in virtually all my cooked food.

Now I just get more of those dried shiitake shrooms!

[jakeehrlich]

I’ve said this before. I’ve spent a lot of time teaching myself this stuff and you did an amazing job of summarizing it all here. Makes me feel a lot less special for knowing this stuff! Good job!

[habitsofsuccess]

What I learned: The more I exercise, the more tasty I get

[Yupppi]

In short: almost every recipe in existence and majority of your fridge/cupboard contains glutamates and nucleotides to make your food taste super umami.

[DominikJaniec]

6:12 I love the use of this broken calculator, it excellently shows issues with math in kitchen ;)

[eileennono]

That's Japanese cuisine for you. Cook with umami intense foods, then add some powdered MSG for extra measure.

[leemorry]

I love getting to actually know how the taste/food works so I can hack my cooking skills!

[Ripmyrg]

5:00 i've seen that flower before...

[SgtSupaman]

I knew there had to be a scientific reason why putting cheese on meat always made it better.

[StratosFair]

Really appreciate the gorgeous drawings and animations in these vids :)

[bigbeefscorcho]

I’ve always been huge on savory flavors so it was not surprising that most of the most umami forward dishes/ingredients are many of my favorites! Learned so much from this video, thank you

[somanayr]

I wonder if the interaction between glutamates and nucleotides is one reason why some people like Clamato (Clam + Tomato juice)? I was always too afraid to try it

[mrhouzef.]

Super interesting to know about the science behind these great food pairing and this "umami synergy" as a cook. Thank you for your videos!

[PCDisciple]

Incredibly underrated channel, great content, knowledge and narration!