{"id":10518,"date":"2010-02-23T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=10518"},"modified":"2010-02-24T09:29:23","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T13:29:23","slug":"a-savory-flavor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/02\/a-savory-flavor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Savory Flavor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10491\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku1_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10491 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Professor Robert Ji-song Ku speaks at the Asian-American Cultural Center on Feb. 15 about food and culture.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku1_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Professor Robert Ji-song Ku speaks at the Asian-American Cultural Center on Feb. 15 about the meaning of umami and how the use of MSG may be linked to it. The talk was the second in a three-part series about food and culture. Photo by Margaret Malmborg&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"700\" height=\"472\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku1_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku1_lg-300x202.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/472;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Robert Ji-song Ku of Binghamton University speaks at the Asian-American Cultural Center on Feb. 15 about the meaning of umami \u2013 the Japanese word for a savory taste that occurs naturally in many foods \u2013 and how the use of MSG may be linked to it. Photos by Margaret Malmborg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10493\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku2_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10493 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Professor Robert Ji-song Ku speaks at the Asian-American Cultural Center on Feb. 15 about food and culture.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku2_lg-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Professor Robert Ji-song Ku spoke at the Asian-American Cultural Center on February 15, 2010 regarding the meaning of umami and how the use of MSG may be linked to it.  The talk was the second in a three part series hosted by the center regarding food and culture.  The next lecture is March 4 at the AsACC. Photo by Margaret Malmborg&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku2_lg-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ku2_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/230;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The talk by Professor Robert Ji-song Ku was the second in a three-part series hosted by the Asian-American Cultural Center regarding food and culture.  The next lecture is on March 4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Robert Ji-song Ku speaks at the Asian-American Cultural Center on Feb. 15 about food and culture. 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