If you boil a cup of water with a tablespoon of dried shitake mushrooms and take a sip after it cools down, your taste receptors will identify the following flavor: ________.
A) sweet
B) salty
C) umami
D) bitter

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Umami is the savory, meaty taste that is often associated with foods that contain high levels of glutamate, such as mushrooms, cheese, and meat. Dried shitake mushrooms are particularly rich in glutamate, so boiling them in water will create a broth that is very high in umami flavor. This is why many Asian cuisines use dried mushrooms as a base for soups and broths.

If You Boil a Cup of Water with a Tablespoon