Tubes of the 'Fifth Taste' to be sold in supermarkets

Daily Mail ^ | 09th February 2010 | Neil Millard

[Lorianne]

It is the secret to making anything taste fantastic, so much so it is known as the 'fifth taste'. And pretty soon you will be able to add it to absolute everything as tubes of the wonder stuff go on sale in 197 branches of Waitrose for £2.99 ($4.00) a tube.

[Lorianne]

[mamelukesabre]

Or just eat a mushroom.

[jz638]

How quickly MSG has been forgotten.

[La Lydia]

It is MSG, nothing more.

[ozark hilljilly]

Wouldn’t that be soy sauce? At least that’s what the Kikkoman folks are trying to tell us.

[mnehring]

I thought it already was. Soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms, beef, etc.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Vegemite repackaged?

[Mobties]

Bingo! MSG, marketed as “Accent” (with an accent mark over one of the letter, I’m not sure which one) promised the same thing. My grandmother put it on everything.

[Roccus]

People forget why spices were so expensive and sought after a few centuries ago. Why wars were fought over trade with the “Spice Islands.”

[Secret Agent Man]

MSG gives me serious headaches. Can’t eat doritos or cheetos anymore.

[Krankor]

Also, it’s a major component of little girls.

[an amused spectator]

“Ever So Much More So”

[Republic]

Umami seasoning made from fermented fish, prawns and/or other seafood. Available in either paste or liquid form. Umami food mede from other ingredients.

Ew.