Fifth category of taste with a Japanese name Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, February 4, 2018 · 32-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, February 4, 2018.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · February 4, 2018 · 32-Down · 5 letters
UMAMI0 of 5 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Taste perception first identified in 1908
New York Times · Thursday, May 14, 2026 · 5 letters
- Taste imparted by MSG
New York Times · Sunday, November 3, 2024 · 5 letters
- Savory flavor
New York Times · Monday, July 1, 2024 · 5 letters
- Savory taste
New York Times · Monday, April 15, 2024 · 5 letters
- Savoriness
New York Times · Friday, August 18, 2023 · 5 letters
- Savory quality
New York Times · Sunday, July 23, 2023 · 5 letters
- Savory sensation
New York Times · Thursday, September 15, 2022 · 5 letters
- It's not sweet, sour, salty or bitter
New York Times · Tuesday, April 19, 2022 · 5 letters
- Taste common in tomatoes and mushrooms
New York Times · Thursday, October 21, 2021 · 5 letters
- Savory food quality
New York Times · Monday, January 20, 2020 · 5 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 27-Across Uncut
- 28-Across More than willing
- 29-Down Some sneakers
- 30-Across For whom the Lorax speaks
- 30-Down Something carried onstage?
- 31-Across Internet home to "Between Two Ferns"
- 31-Down "Terrif!"
- 33-Down "Peter ___ Greatest Hits" (1974 album)
- 34-Across Latin for "womb"
- 34-Down High hairstyle
- 35-Down Doughnut figures
- 36-Down Late '50s singing sensation