Sep 7, 2021 40 min

Kokumi

from The LRB Podcast Hosted by The London Review of Books

Daniel Soar talks to Thomas Jones about the sixth taste, variously translated as ‘mouthfulness’, ‘thickness’ and ‘lingeringness’, apparently discovered by the Japanese company Ajinomoto, and its origins in the twisty and opaque story of MSG in North America. Read Daniel Soar's piece here: https://lrb.me/kokumipod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b

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