MSG
Free glutamate in crystalline form. Synergistic rather than additive with the inosinate in meat and the guanylate in dried mushroom, so a small quantity alongside either does far more than the same quantity alone. Standard in Isaan and Chinese home cooking rather than a shortcut around technique.
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Recipes using it
eightRoasted San Marzano tomato soup
Split-can tomato soup with fried paste, confit garlic and chipotle, mounted with butter
American · First revision · 13 OCT 2026Sichuan dry-fried green beans with a crisp pork and shiitake crumble, and chilli and Sichuan pepper fried to hu la
Sichuan · First revision · 13 OCT 2026Sichuan architecture on a Japanese noodle, bound in a cold silken tofu emulsion
Sichuan · Second revision · 13 OCT 2026Charred Pointed Cabbage in Harissa Tomato with Tahini and Sumac Onions
Seared Spitzkohl wedges braised in spiced tomato
Levantine · First revision · 13 OCT 2026Chicken Marylands braised on a bed of deep-gold onions, with the heat dosed from a chilli tincture
Northern Thai · First revision · 13 OCT 2026Pan-Seared Duroc Pork Chop, Demi-Glace and Mustard Sauce
Dry-brined 2.5 cm chops, fat cap rendered, turned every 30 s, thyme-garlic butter baste
British · Second revision · 13 OCT 2026Seven batches. The first one cut to a spec rather than to the seam.
South African · Seventh revision · 13 OCT 2026