On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:17:10 +0000, Adam Funk >
wrote:

> I finally got a tube of "Taste No 5 Umami Paste" from Waitrose (UK
> supermarket).

How much did this set you back?
>
> Ingredients: "Tomato purée, garlic, anchovy paste (anchovies, salt,
> sunflower oil), black olive, balsamic vinegar, porcini mushrooms,
> parmesan cheese, olive oil, vinegar, sugar salt" (i.e., no MSG as such
> but plenty of natural sources of glutamates[1]); "Produced in Italy
> for Easy Tasty Magic by Gia SPA".
>
It has to taste better than Marmite and Vegemite, but why call a
tomato based product Umami? Just shows what a fad umami is now to
quantify something like that.

> So far I've only tried it thinly spread on buttered toast ---
> delicious! (The box does mention "spread onto crostini, panini,
> pizzas & sandwiches" in addition to using in sauces, soups, &c.)

Worse things have been put on them.

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