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noun • white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking | ||||||||
| 27% | 4 | Paste with an umami taste | ||||||
noun • a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces | ||||||||
| 27% | 7 | Based on the Latin for “taste”, a word used to describe a piquant, salty or spicy flavour as opposed to sweet; or, a dish, canapé, nibble, snack etc with said umami quality | ||||||
adjective • morally wholesome or acceptable noun • either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family • an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre adjective satellite • having an agreeably pungent taste • having a pleasant taste | ||||||||
Umami Enhancer Crossword Clue
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MSG which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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MSG
Updated: January 18, 2024
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1 | Flavor enhancer imparting umami, for short
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19 Feb 2024 | New York Times / 19 Feb 2024 |
2 | Often used as a umami enhancer | |
3 | Paste with an umami taste
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20 Sep 2024 | New York Times / 20 Sep 2024 |
4 | Provides a salty umami flavor to dishes | |
5 | Some extra umami gives you shock
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18 Aug 2024 | The Guardian Everyman / 18 Aug 2024 |
6 | Umami enhancer, for short
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01 Dec 2019 | New York Times / 01 Dec 2019 |
7 | Umami source, briefly
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05 Dec 2014 | New York Times / 05 Dec 2014 |
