WSJ - A New Taste

Great article from the WSJ about what is essentially monosodium glutamate, or MSG. For years, the tongue was thought to only identify four tastes, sweet, salty, sour and bitter. More recently, there's been more acceptance of a fifth taste, something on the order of savory or meaty. I'd recently been talking about this with family members, and it's neat to see this so well presented by the WSJ.

I especially like the teamwork approach of adding recipes and wine pairings to a well written article. It's nice to see the WSJ innovate. (Hopefully that trend will continue under the new ownership, once Rupert Murdoch takes the helm today or tomorrow.)

Anyway, here's the article.