On 2/11/2010 9:38 AM, blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:57:47 -1000, dsi1 wrote:
>
>> On 2/10/2010 10:12 AM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How can you have a tube of umami? Umami is another dimension of
>>>> taste, not a thing.
>>>
>>> Salt is both a taste and an item. Sweet is also both a taste and an
>>> item. Umami is detection of a set of amino acids mostly glutamate. The
>>> paste should be made of a mixture of animo acids primarily glutamic acid.
>>>
>>> More likely it's a reduced soy and mushroom mush.
>>
>> Yummy! - I think I'll stick with Ajinomoto. :-)
>
> you can be that would be cheaper than a tube of the miracle paste.

I get the 2 lb bag and I'm not afraid to use it. :-) I have it in the
little corner compartment next to the burners and will just reach down a
bit and grab a pinch. If I need more I'll use 3 fingers.

I just made some fried rice this morning. My wife said there was
something in it that she couldn't put her finger on. My guess it was the
MSG but next time I'll just say it was "miracle paste."

>
> your pal,
> blake