Making Sense: The Umami Mama

For thousands of years, there have been four basic tastes
recognized across cultures. But thanks to Kumiko Ninomiya (a.k.a.
the Umami Mama), scientists finally accepted a fifth. So could
there be even more? This is the fourth episode of our six-part
series, Making Sense. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable
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