These mushroom lettuce wraps are healthy, light, and easy to make in less than 30 minutes. Don’t let their simplicity deceive you: They are umami bombs, which means that they are packed with addictive savory flavor.
Umami is recognized as the fifth primary taste (sweet, sour, salty, and bitter are the others). “Umami” is a Japanese word that loosely translates to “good flavor” and applies to savory, salty, meaty flavors; it’s an inexact yet more-ish quality that makes food delectable. These flavors are enhanced by glutamate, which is an amino acid present in some foods. Two foods that are rich in glutamate are miso and mushrooms, which happen to be key ingredients in this recipe.
