&gt; sweet&#x2F;salt&#x2F;sour&#x2F;bitter&#x2F;umami<p>Better than &#x27;umami&#x27; is the native English word: savoury.  I really don&#x27;t know why folks feel the need to reach for a foreign word when we already have a sufficient one, other than wanted to sound fancy.<p>It&#x27;s like &#x27;cilantro&#x27; instead of coriander, or &#x27;arugula&#x27; instead of rocket.