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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

MSG is Umami? I didn't know that. I've always simmered various ingredients like dried mushrooms to achieve that flavor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yup - and given Dashi can have mushroom in it, you're not too far off either recipe wise either

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Same thing - those mushrooms have lots of glutamates.