MSG Seasoning

Ajinomoto Ajipanda MSG
Ajinomoto Ajipanda Bottle 70g 0 0

MSG seasoning is one of the easiest ways to add more umami flavor to your cooking. It is an all-natural ingredient made the same way yogurt, vinegar, and soy sauce are made.

MSG is pure umami in a bottle and something that every cook should have in their spice rack. A fun way to use this seasoning is to gather some friends and take our umami taste test.

 

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Product Categories: Gourmet Food|Pantry|Spices
Technique: Cooking|Stewing 

Product Information

Unfairly maligned for years, MSG has been recognized as safe by the FDA and is regularly used by chefs, cooks, and food companies around the world to improve the flavor of the dishes they cook.

Produced by Anjimoto, the company was founded by Dr. Kikunae Ikeda, who discovered umami and developed the process for producing MSG.

If you’re interested in learning more about what umami is and how to incorporate more umami flavor into your cooking, read Everything You Need to Know About Umami.

How to Use MSG Seasoning

It’s easy to use MSG to seasoning to improve the flavor of your food. MSG can be sprinkled on top of dishes, similar to salt and pepper, or added to stocks and sauces to deepen their flavor. It only takes a little bit to enhance a dish’s flavor profile. Pair it with a little Umami Powder to create an umami bomb of flavor.

What is MSG Seasoning

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of the glutamic acid. Glutamic acid is one of the most common amino acids in nature, is naturally present in our bodies, is found in a wide range of ingredients, and is regularly added to many food additives.

It is produced using a fermentation process that uses starch from sugar beets, sugar cane, or molasses. The fermentation process used to make MSG is similar to that used to make yogurt, miso, and miso.

You can read more about the origin of MSG in Discovering Umami – A Brief History of the Fifth Flavor.

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Ajinomoto

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