@@michaelhutchinson1713 this is considered expensive in Thailand but again it’s not a everyday meal. Also an average any meal in NYC costs just about more than that
Umami is the source of human pleasure and the brain actively seeks it, so it has nothing to do with disgust. However, I can kind of understand what you mean if all sources of umami are the same, says in certain vegetarian food, all the umami are kind of soy sauce like, making things monotone. But that's not the case here.