「うま味」ってなんだろう

Name: 「うま味」ってなんだろう
Channel: 味の素KK公式チャンネル（AJINOMOTO OFFICIAL）

What is \"Umami\"?

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うま味は、五つの基本味の一つです。
"Umami" is one of the five basic tastes.
その基本味とは、どれを組み合わせても作ることのできない独立した味のことで、
A basic taste is a unique taste that cannot be produced by mixing any of them.
甘味、酸味、塩味、苦味、うま味の五つです。
There are five: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and "umami".
このうま味を世界で初めて発見したのが、池田菊苗博士。
The first to discover umami was Professor Ikeda Kikunae.
博士はまず、昆布出汁の味の秘密に注目しました。
The professor first focused on the secret behind the taste of seaweed stock.
千九百八年、博士は昆布出汁からその味の成分を取り出すことに成功し、
In the year 1908, the professor succeeded in extracting the component of that taste from seaweed stock,
その成分がグルタミン酸というアミノ酸であることを発見しました。
and discovered that the component was an amino acid known as glutamine acid.
そしてこれを、うま味と名付けたのです。
And he named this "umami".
これを元にして、翌千九百九年に、うま味調味料あじの素が誕生しました。
With this as the base, in the next year, 1909, umami seasoning Ajinomoto was born.
あじの素のうま味成分であるグルタミン酸はアミノ酸の一つで、
The umami component of Ajinomoto is glutamine acid, which is an amino acid, and
昆布やチーズ、トマトなどの食べ物そして私達の体や母乳にも多く含まれているのです。
much of it is found in kelp, cheese, tomato, other foods, our bodies, and even breast milk.
グルタミン酸つまりうま味は、色々な料理をおいしくすることができます。
Glutamine acid, or umami in other words, can make a variety of foods tasty.
今では、うま味はumami として世界の共通語となり、
Right now, umami is a commonly known lingua franca,
あじの素は世界百以上の国と地域で愛用されています。
and is being well used in over 100 countries and territories in the world.

うま味は、五つの基本味の一つです。

味

Flavor, flavour, taste; charm, style; experience; smart, clever, witty, strange

基本

Foundation, basis, standard

五つ

Five

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
その基本味とは、どれを組み合わせても作ることのできない独立した味のことで、

味

Flavor, flavour, taste; charm, style; experience; smart, clever, witty, strange

独立

Independence (e.g. independence day), self-support

基本

Foundation, basis, standard

組み合わせ

Combination

作る

To make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct; to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol); to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train; to till; to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose; to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found; to have (a child); to make up (one''s face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
甘味、酸味、塩味、苦味、うま味の五つです。

五つ

Five

甘味

Sweetness, sugary taste; sweets, dessert, cake; charm, appeal; taste, flavour, flavor

苦味

Bitterness, bitter taste

酸味

Sourness, acidity

塩味

Salty taste, saltiness
このうま味を世界で初めて発見したのが、池田菊苗博士。

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

博士

Doctorate, phd, dr (as a title); expert, learned person

発見

Discovery, detection, finding

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..
博士はまず、昆布出汁の味の秘密に注目しました。

味

Flavor, flavour, taste; charm, style; experience; smart, clever, witty, strange

博士

Doctorate, phd, dr (as a title); expert, learned person

秘密

Secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy; secret, mystery; esoteric teachings

注目

Notice, attention, observation

昆布

Kombu (usu. saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family laminariaceae
千九百八年、博士は昆布出汁からその味の成分を取り出すことに成功し、

味

Flavor, flavour, taste; charm, style; experience; smart, clever, witty, strange

博士

Doctorate, phd, dr (as a title); expert, learned person

九

Nine

成功

Success, hit

成分

Ingredient, component, composition

取り出す

To take out, to produce, to pick out; to fetch, to retrieve

千

1,000, thousand

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

八

Eight

百

100, hundred

昆布

Kombu (usu. saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family laminariaceae
その成分がグルタミン酸というアミノ酸であることを発見しました。

発見

Discovery, detection, finding

成分

Ingredient, component, composition

アミノ酸

Amino acid

グルタミン酸

glutamic acid
そしてこれを、うま味と名付けたのです。
これを元にして、翌千九百九年に、うま味調味料あじの素が誕生しました。

元

Unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of china); yuan dynasty (china)

素

Plain, white silk; prime

九

Nine

誕生

Birth, creation, formation

千

1,000, thousand

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

百

100, hundred

調味

Seasoning, flavoring, flavouring

料

Fee, charge, rate; material

翌

The following, next
あじの素のうま味成分であるグルタミン酸はアミノ酸の一つで、

素

Plain, white silk; prime

成分

Ingredient, component, composition

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

アミノ酸

Amino acid

グルタミン酸

glutamic acid
昆布やチーズ、トマトなどの食べ物そして私達の体や母乳にも多く含まれているのです。

チーズ

Cheese; say cheese! (when taking photographs)

体

Appearance, air, condition, state, form

食べ物

Food

私

I, me

達

Pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

トマト

Tomato

母乳

Mother''s milk

昆布

Kombu (usu. saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family laminariaceae
グルタミン酸つまりうま味は、色々な料理をおいしくすることができます。

色々

Various; various colors (colours)

料理

Cooking, cookery, cuisine; dealing with something, handling, administration, management

グルタミン酸

glutamic acid
今では、うま味はumami として世界の共通語となり、

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

共通

Commonness, community; to be common, to be shared; -wide

語

Language; word

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..
あじの素は世界百以上の国と地域で愛用されています。

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

素

Plain, white silk; prime

地域

Area, region

国

Country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of japan); land, earth

百

100, hundred

愛用

Favorite, favourite, habitual use