umami is a taste
savoriness is a description, something savory is tasty, whereas at least according to some people umami is an actual taste, instead of 4 it's 5
>>213547399
westoids use savory to mean salty.
as in, salty snacks, or sweet snacks.
>>213547323 (OP)
grilled meat is umami, right?
maybe japanese have specialized tongues?
maybe they didnt get much meat in europe, like in the medieval times