Japanese cuisine taste words

There are a lot of useful words in Japanese related to taste and cooking.

As you can imagine some words do not have an exact translation in English.

Here are some great words for taste that are often used.

酸っぱい suppai
新鮮な fresh
香ばしい savory

One word that has been often talked about recently is

旨味 umami

It is a word that is so difficult to understand that it has been imported into the English language.

Can you guess from the sound of the words what they might mean?

Here is a great chart to help you remember some of the vocabulary!