Taste sensation that means "deliciousness" in Japanese

• Pub meal main oddly lacking taste
• Taste common to tomatoes and seaweed
• Savory taste of MSG
• One of the five basic tastes
• Savory quality, as from MSG
• On reflection, somewhat grim, a musty taste sensation
• Prized taste in ramen
• Taste underlying mustard and mace ingredients first of all

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats 2 The taste of flavor enhancers added to food to accentuate savoriness, notably monosodium glutamate

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Umami , a savory taste , is one of the five basic tastes (together with sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness). A loanword from the Japanese , umami can be translated as "pleasant savory taste". This particular writing was chosen by Japanese chemist ...