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What’s eaten, brewed, and served in Japan, and the quieter idea underneath it all: a good meal is built from restraint and balance rather than excess.

“I propose to call this taste umami, for convenience.”

Kikunae Ikeda, 1909 (trans. from Japanese) · Umami →
A low table of seasonal dishes beside an open screen onto an autumn garden, woodblock print