One thing that makes ketchup unique, Mr. Gladwell wrote, is that it simultaneously appeals to all fundamental human tastes: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami, with umami being the full-bodied, savory flavor associated with meat, cheese and cooked tomatoes.
A cheese board of three excellent selections from Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley included Crema de Blue, a cheese so rich and full-bodied that it might spoil you for the more delicate flavors to follow.
Crisp dry white wines are often delicious with fruits and mild cheeses like Brie, while bold, full-bodied red wines tend to go better with robust flavors like roasts, aged cheeses, or very dark chocolate.
Lighter in body or more full-bodied?
Mediterranean ingredients do surface, in the form of full-bodied, garlicky hummus, slightly smoky baba ghanouj, feta cheese and triangles of fresh pita bread on antipasto platters.
In what is essentially a full-bodied experience, dancers slap their bodies while singing and tapping.
Indeed, Plouf!'s soup was the real deal, with deep, full-bodied stock, lots of onions and a thick seal of Gruyère cheese.
Owner Gerard is happy to make recommendations from the 150-strong list, but chingin-berjeron, €3.50, a full-bodied, fruity white, goes brilliantly with a plate of meats, cheeses and bread, €5.
Umami is the proteiny, full-bodied taste of chicken soup, or cured meat, or fish stock, or aged cheese, or mother's milk, or soy sauce, or mushrooms, or seaweed, or cooked tomato.
I particularly liked the tangy, full-bodied Oldwick Shepherd; the Cheddar-style Valley Thunder; Oktoberkaas, a slightly crumbly seasonal cheese with a sharp, racy flavor; Gottagettagoat, a gamy cheese with the scent of hazelnuts; and Crema de Blue, delivering a classically strong blue cheese flavor.
Order the Extrême-Onction, a full-bodied, Belgian-style trappist ale with a relatively high alcohol kick, and the Swiss-cheese-filled sausage with a side of poutine (this is Canada, after all).
