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Flavour Analysis

Chicken opens with emphatic delicate meatiness, then deepens into animal fat, oleic acid and char. A kombu dashi note brings savoury richness, with a caramel note setting warm sweetness alongside it, and sulphur and ash notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Carnal / Animalic
Earthy
Herbal / Herbaceous
Spice

Flavour profile of chicken

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Gallinaceous

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Chicken

GallinaceousCarnal

chicken9.0

Mild savoriness, evocative of well-prepared poultry. Strong in chicken.

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