Umami Quotes & Sayings

You can make a very heavy and kind of dangerous 3-way shot glass out of a bowling ball. — Demetri Martin

Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of. — Charles De Lint

And the '99 finals at the French - if I had won that one easily, no one would have talked about it. — Martina Hingis

Every cuisine has its characteristic 'flavor principle,' Rozin contends, whether it is tomato-lemon-oregano in Greece; lime-chili in Mexico; onion-lard-paprika in Hungary, or, in Samin's Moroccan dish, cumin-coriander-cinnamon-ginger-onion-fruit. (And in America? Well, we do have Heinz ketchup, a flavor principle in a bottle that kids, or their parents, use to domesticate every imaginable kind of food. We also now have the familiar salty-umami taste of fast food, which I would guess is based on salt, soy oil, and MSG. — Michael Pollan

There are five known fundamental tastes in the human palate: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. — Malcolm Gladwell

A gesture cannot be regarded as the expression of an individual, as his creation (because no individual is capable of creating a fully original gesture, belonging to nobody else), nor can it even be regarded as that person's instrument; on the contrary, it is gestures that use us as their instruments, as their bearers and incarnations — Milan Kundera

I'm the best kind of thief, the kind that leaves behind items equal in value to those he's stolen. — Holly Black

Be sensitive to your mistakes. Put it on the wall for a couple of weeks. It may be that you can learn more from the study of your own work than from others. — John French Sloan

Whether looking at pop music, hip-hop or R&B, it's rare to find an artist who hasn't been touched or affected by the power and soul of gospel music. In fact, many of today's popular artists such as Whitney Houston, John Legend, and Katy Perry started their careers in the church choir. — Marvin Sapp

I'm a fatheaded guy, full of pain. It tore me up not having you. — Cary Grant

Claire. The name knifed across his heart with a pain that was more racking than anything his body had ever been called on to withstand. — Diana Gabaldon

Umami ... is the quasi-secret heart and soul of almost every braise, stew, and soup. — Michael Pollan

My cooking is simply ingredients plus umami. — Nobu Matsuhisa

Meditation will give you the power to overcome fear. As you sit and meditate each day, it makes you stronger. The energy of the universe flows through your mind, your body, and your life. — Frederick Lenz

Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we've been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it. — Edward Snowden

The juice was delicious, with the fresh bite and lingering umami of freshly squeezed oranges. — Chloe Neill