I don’t know if these are well known, if they aren’t, give them a try.
Tomato sauces, if they are a bit bland try adding a dash of soy sauce.
If you want a ‘Beefier’ taste in a dish, add Vegemite/Marmite, it’s all umami and really helps. You can make Vegetarian French Onion Soup using it and meat eaters will love it.
Mushroom soup/ sauces, add cinnamon (preferably cassia, not true cinnamon). Just a small amount, below the threshold of where you can identify it as an ingredient. Iirc something about the phenols in the cassia boosts the mushroom flavors.
ETA: based on another comment, chocolate sauces/ Ganache, add vanilla and espresso. If you want the most delicious Reese’s peanut butter cup cheesecake, ice cream etc. You want a shot of espresso and a touch of vanilla.
If you have not tested yourself to see if you are a Supertaster, you should. It makes a world of difference when you are cooking for other people.
If you have others please add them, these are some of my favorites.
If you don’t already have a bottle of msg in your spice rack, you should get one.
We bought some msg to try after watching Uncle Roger videos. We put that shit on everything now lol
Same! I’m the cook in our family and my wife has no idea how much MSG she’s had, definitely still holds the stigma that msg = bad
I’ll sprinkle it on a boiled egg instead of salt
This comment is going to cause problems 🤣
Nah, the scientific consensus in msg is solid. It’s not bad for you, and there’s no such thing as “chinese food syndrome.” No sensitivity to MSG has ever been demonstrated to cause headaches or GI issues, and people who claim to have such sensitivities usually find that their diet contains way more glutamate than they thought. This strongly confirms the suspicion that those symptoms are psychosomatic or caused by other triggers.
There are people who know MSG is safe to eat, and there are people who don’t know it yet. Education is not a problem.