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On Tuesday, July 13th, 2010, a private workshop for chef Vredenburg and his wife Saskia, a management consultant, was held by the Umami Information Center with special support by Chef Kimio Nonaga and his restaurant Nihonbashi Yukari.

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Lately, the Umami Information Center (UIC) has received several requests for information and literature from culinary school and college educators in North America. In return for feedback, we have provided them with brochures on umami and related information.


Photo courtesy of Steven Crisler

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Umami Information Center (UIC) in collaboration with PT Ajinomoto Indonesia held the 2nd Umami Symposium in the 2nd largest city, Surabaya. It was held at the historical five star Hotel Majapahit Surabaya on March 9th 2010. 100 participants attended on the symposium. They were consisted of nutritionists, dieticians, doctors, chefs, journalist and food industries' expertise from Surabaya and its surrounding area.

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On April 27, 2010, the Umami Information Center had an opportunity to support an umami–related event at 　Koyasan（Mt.Koya）, Wakayama, Japan. As most of you may notice, Koyasan is the center of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, opened in 816 by Kobo Daishi (Kukai), one of the most significant personalities in Japanese religious history. Over one hundred temples stand in the small town surrounded by mountains.

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Umami-related dietary education began in Europe in the spring of 2010. In the United Kingdom, umami was introduced on the Web site of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) and many educators are now getting to learn about umami here: click here. In France, our first umami workshop was held on April 17th. In collaboration with the Maison de la culture du Japon ŕ Paris (MCJP) in Paris and the non-profit organization the Japanese Culinary Academy (JCA), the Umami Information Center invited 30 French parent-child couples to the MCJP located in the center of Paris.