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Scientific method

The procedure for being wrong less often, imperfectly followed.

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Umami

The fifth basic taste, found in kombu broth, dried bonito and shiitake, and identified by science in 1908.

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Consommé

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Escargot is the name English speakers use for edible land snails, which French cooks return to their shells with garlic butter.