Taste #5 Umami Paste Nobu Far East Recipe Vegetarian;

Far Eastern Umami Paste is a magic potion that grants you the savory power of Taste No. 5, known as Umami, to transform Asian dishes into gourmet delights. Far Eastern Umami Paste was created by Laura Santtini and Nobu Matsuhisa of the posh sushi restaurant Nobu. It makes you a better cook, no matter how good (or bad) you are now. Enhanced by miso, shitake mushrooms, soy sauce and green tea...no msg, no chemicals! Use it as a flavor bomb in curries, broths, noodles and more The original 4 tastes are Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty. In the past decade, Savory (or Umami) has been added as No. 5.