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Description
Tapenade — from the Provençal tapeno (capers), the name revealing the ingredient hierarchy: capers first, then olives, then anchovies — is the Provençal paste that demonstrates the principle of complex umami construction from a small number of ingredients. All three primary components are glutamate-rich (olives) or inosinate-rich (anchovies) — the combination produces a synergistic umami far exceeding any single component.
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