Kumiko Ninomiya
Kumiko Ninomiya, often referred to as 'Mama Umami', is a biochemist who played a pivotal role in the scientific recognition of umami as a distinct taste. In the 1980s, she worked to legitimize umami through her research, demonstrating the existence of specific receptors for this taste, thereby changing the culinary landscape and contributing to a resurgence of interest in monosodium glutamate as a flavor enhancer.
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Kumiko Ninomiya, known as 'Mama Umami', fought for the scientific legitimacy of the umami taste in the 1980s.
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