{"id":29201,"date":"2024-05-29T10:35:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T01:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=29201"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T06:25:39","slug":"umami-2024-7-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news\/2024\/05\/29\/29201\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Depth of Umami Explore world cuisine through science ICC Talk Session (2024\/7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/da6ef4ad8a23c993eab35da032274cf0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you hear the word \u201cumami\u201d, most people probably think of Japanese cuisine. Certainly, Japanese food culture is centered on umami, but umami also has a huge influence on food cultures around the world.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is umami? While it a key element of world cuisine, not many people understand its true essence. At this event, in cooperation with the Umami Information Center and Ajinomoto Group, we have invited an expert to teach us about umami.<\/p>\n<p>And the program includes tasting, so you can actually experience umami yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s explore world cuisine, which is often thought from cultural perspectives, through science of umami!<\/p>\n<p>Sign up now!<\/p>\n<h5><b>Guest<\/b><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_29712\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-610x783.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-610x783.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-940x1207.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-1196x1536.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-1595x2048.jpg 1595w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b55b28548d8ce492a4d5c5ab654d4416-scaled.jpg 1993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Umami Information Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ms. Kumiko Ninomiya<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive Fellow, The Umami Information Center<\/p>\n<p>She joined Ajinomoto Co. Inc. in 1982 and has been promoting umami research and food education all around the world since 1985. She aims to contribute to cuisine and health around the world by connecting researchers and chefs through a wide range of umami promotions.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Cooperation<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umamiinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Umami Information Center<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UIC was established to disseminate factual, accurate information about umami to the world. To<br \/>\nfurther understanding of umami, promote nutrition education, and improve quality of life it is engaged in a wide range of activities, including lectures, symposiums, websites and social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajinomoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ajinomoto Co. Inc.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ajinomoto is a global company with the founding aspiration of \u201cEat Well, Live Well.\u201d\u00a0 With the unique strength of \u201cAmino Science\u201d, Ajinomoto aims for continuous growth by contributing to the well-being of all human beings, our society, and our planet.<\/p>\n<h5>Date &amp; Time<\/h5>\n<p>Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 5:15-6:45pm (Check in 5:00)<\/p>\n<h5>Place<\/h5>\n<p>Waseda Campus<br \/>\n*Details sent to confirmed participants<\/p>\n<h5>Eligibility<\/h5>\n<p>Waseda Students<\/p>\n<h5>Language<\/h5>\n<p>MC: English &amp; Japanese<br \/>\nPresentation: Japanese (English slides and handouts provided)<br \/>\nQ&amp;A: English &amp; Japanese<br \/>\nSocial Time: Unrestricted<\/p>\n<h5>Capacity<\/h5>\n<p>about 40 people (by lottery)<br \/>\n*Results announced on the deadline day<\/p>\n<h5>Fee<\/h5>\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<h5>Application<\/h5>\n<p>via <a href=\"https:\/\/my.waseda.jp\/application\/detail\/application-detail?communityContentLinkId=580114905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyWaseda<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Application Deadline<\/h5>\n<p>Monday, June 24, 9:00am<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Before Applying<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Please read and confirm your understanding of ICC\u2019s policies on Cancellation, Infection Prevention, Food Allergens and Reasonable Accommodations (<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW191177534 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/en\/events\/before-joining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h5>Enquiries<\/h5>\n<p>ICC<br \/>\nTel: 03-5286-3990<br \/>\nEmail: icc-events@list.waseda.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s explore world cuisine through the science of umami!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[84,82],"class_list":["post-29201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-culture-en","tag-events-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29201"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30657,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29201\/revisions\/30657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}