Sensory Profile
Taste
umamibittersalty
Wine Analogy
Like a bold Amarone with its concentrated dried fruit and spice notes
Coffee Analogy
Resembles Ethiopian Harrar coffee's blueberry and spice complexity
Perfume Analogy
Similar to oud-based fragrances with animalic and resinous depth
Culinary Applications
Pastirmali kuru fasulyeTurkeyProvides intense umami to white bean stew
Basturma eggsArmeniaThin slices flavor scrambled eggs
Pastirma borekBalkansFilling for flaky phyllo pastries
Molecular Pairing
Key Compounds Produced
glutamic acidinosinic acidsotolon