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parmigiano reggiano

Bos taurus

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CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

C₄H₈O₂
butyric acid
C₄H₈O₂

aged-cheese tang

C₅H₉NO₄
glutamic acid
C₅H₉NO₄

triple umami

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No.030
Carbonara for Two
the Roman classic: no pork, no cream, cured lamb for guanciale

IN THE JOURNAL

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Note.46
Salt mostly works by taking something away