• anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Glutamate is a natural byproduct of boiling meats when making soup or stock. Mono sodium glutamate is naturally present in cheese and tomatoes.

    But also a tiny amount goes a long way. I don’t think we can be trusted to sprinkle it on everything in most of America.

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      26 days ago

      TIL glutamate isn’t just a dry chemical powder. Point taken - but does it also come from vegetables, like the recipe above implies? EDIT: nvm, chicken stock…

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        25 days ago

        Yeah, I’m not a defending MSG or anything, and don’t use it directly, but I always make a big thick stock whenever we have a rotochicken or cook a Turkey.