The Emergence Machine

Savory

property · Culinary · Level 12 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

The savory flavor profile emerges from the combination of umami taste and the Maillard reaction or caramelization of food, which enhances the energy transfer of amino acids and other compounds during cooking, building upon the fundamental properties of flavor and umami.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “savory” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “savory”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
savory
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0SavoryUmamiFlavorTasteMouthSensationTechnique… intermediate l…ConsequenceForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesPieL16SavoryL12FlavorL10UmamiL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Flavor L10 (requires)
    Savory: A flavor profile characterized by umami taste, often resulting from the Maillard reaction or caramelization of food, which enhances the energy transfer of amino acids and other compounds during cooking.
  • Umami L11 (requires)
    Savory: A flavor profile characterized by umami taste, often resulting from the Maillard reaction or caramelization of food, which enhances the energy transfer of amino acids and other compounds during cooking.

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