Doenjang 된장 Mashed Potatoes Butter, Roasted Seaweed, Gochugaru, Sesame Seed, Black Pepper Umami is the savory taste and round mouth-feel imparted by glutamate and nucleotides found in certain foods. Doenjang, that funky-chunky-fermented-aged Korean soybean paste, has an exceptionally robust umami profile. In 1908, a chemistry professor at Tokyo Imperial University was intrigued by the complex flavor … Continue reading "Doenjang Adds Umami Notes to Mashed Potatoes"