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Food & Drink | NIHONSHU Jun 29, 2007

Taste receptors bow to flavor god

by Philip Harper

It used to be said that the human tongue perceived flavor in the form of four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Then a Japanese scientist, Ikeda Kikunae (1864-1936), detected a rich, satisfying taste common to meat, cheese and Japanese dashi (stock) — ...

Food & Drink | NIHONSHU May 11, 2007

Different regions, different sake

by Philip Harper

Sake has gone global in recent years and, as might be expected, drinkers new to Japan's signature beverage often look for parallels with more familiar tipples when choosing what to imbibe. In particular, many wine drinkers who have strayed into the sake world try to ...