Supposed Fifth Taste Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is UMAMI which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: UMAMI

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	5		Exact Match!
2	26%	6		Fifth taste sensation
3	26%	5		"Intelligence ... is really a kind of taste -- taste in ___": Susan Sontag

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We think the answer is "UMAMI" which means:

noun

• One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

An example sentence would be:

• "The umami taste comes from the presence of glutamate in food."
• "Some people are more sensitive to umami than others."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times06 Mar 2015	Down 47
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