Sweet, salty, bitter, sour, UMAMI.
Umami is our fifth sense of taste. "Savory" is how we normal people describe it. The word derives from Japanese for "delicious taste" ... and I can't think of any better way to describe it than it's direct denotation.
I was enlightened after a dinner with some friends at Umami Burger, the LA phenomenon that has extended to the melting pot of the east coast in New York City. My "truffle burger" was simple - a grass-fed conglomeration of top beef with truffle cheese and truffle glaze. After my first bite, I felt like I achieved the peak of Maslow's Hierarchy, self-actualization.
APPLICATION:
Take the essence of Umami into your everyday life. There are activities, responsibilities, roadblocks, and triumphs that can be salty or bitter or sweet or sour. The savory ones combine only the best of the other four.
I dare you to find your personal UMAMI. The one thing that scares you, but is exciting and comforting at the same time. It coats your soul with a glaze of self-empowerment and confidence, and that's when you know you are YOU.
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Written by, Rob Gold, (c) 2013
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