Umami is the fifth flavour to join the rather elite circle of our basic tastes alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter. But what is this meaty, brothy flavour that even cats are crazy about?
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Eating insects is often seen as a last resort when people are starving, and yet, in the countries where they are widely consumed, they are often a rare delicacy, even a luxury.
What’s for dinner? That’s a tough decision to make, especially when you’re hungry, tired or overwhelmed with options.
Babies do a lot of learning during mealtimes. Two speech pathologists explain how to introduce your little one to different textures and tastes.
Most of us will, at some point, eat and drink certain things to impress others. This is usually fine, but in some cases can become a problem.
Healthy eating is strongly influenced by social connections and different settings. But aging often brings losses to social connections, which could put healthy eating at risk.
As kids, we’re naturally more likely to enjoy sweet and salty tastes and reject bitterness. But that changes as we grow older.
A new study shows that the gut microbiota has little or no effect on our weight, metabolism and risk of developing chronic diseases.
The festive season provides great motivation to make lifestyle changes around eating habits.
Some eaters have strong sensory sensitivities. Others find eating a chore or develop rigid beliefs around ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods.
Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though you’ve had enough? Or polished off kids’ leftovers, despite already feeling full? Here’s what’s happening and how to fix it.
COVID-19 showed us we can’t necessarily have anything we want at any hour of the day, or in any season.
A spike in flour sales and an increase in home cooked meals could signal the start of a new healthier relationship with food.
Everyone knows it’s hard to stop eating potato chips or chocolate chip cookies. New research shows why: Certain combinations of fat, sodium, sugar or carbohydrates make them irresistible.
Baby-led weaning won’t necessarily make your child a less fussy eater, new research finds.
Turning down tasty treats sometimes requires more than just the strength to say no.
This is what happens when emotions eat you up.
Shakespeare wrote of the ‘seven ages of man’, and our appetite for food changes as we age too – with implications for our health.
Canada’s biggest grocery chain is now selling cricket flour under its revered private label. Here’s what that says about contemporary eating habits.
It’s not easy to tackle a live octopus - so many arms, all those suckers! But some bottlenose dolphins have found a way to defuse and eat these eight-armed sea creatures.
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