On Mar 18, 4:17 pm, Adam Funk > wrote:
> I finally got a tube of "Taste No 5 Umami Paste" from Waitrose (UK
> supermarket).
>
> 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".
>
> 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.)
>
> [1]http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/jul/10/foodanddrink.featu....
>
> --
> Unix is a user-friendly operating system. It's just very choosy about
> its friends.

It doesn't sound horrible, and there is msg in a lot of that stuff,
but why not just sprinkle powder on your regular food? You probably
couldn't sneak it through airport security, but it would be handy to
have a tube in your sock, if you got stranded and had to eat the sock