Bouillon is the handy little product with a long history.
Those flavor-boosting cubes, pastes, and packets are an easy shortcut to make recipes pop.
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Many people around the world still do, in fact.
What can bouillon do for you?
A lot, especially if you use it strategically rather than an all-out replacement for actual stock.
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Bouillon
Origin:Bouillon gets its name from the French term for stocks or broths.
But it started out as a name for a preparation or recipe.
In classical French cooking, bouillon is a highly flavored stock or broth.
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Later, a British company made their own beef tea, called Bovril.
What they all share is that they are concentrated forms of stock and seasoning.
Cubesare probably the most familiar form of bouillon.
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Some cubes are hard while others are soft.
Granules or powdersdissolve faster than cubes, but they work the same way.
Youll find these products in jars and packets.
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Basesare thick, gritty pastes in tubs or jars.
They need to be refrigerated once opened.
Bases tend to have a less processed favor.
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Concentratesare smooth and somewhat gelatinous.
These are often a little more expensive than cubes, powders, and bases.
Some stores have a better selection than others.
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Fun places to buy different varieties of bouillon cubes are international markets.
Ive found curry bouillon cubes, vegetarian beef bouillon cubes, and tom yum cubes.
Theres a giant range in price and quality in bouillon products.
These products are largely salt, and so can last for a long time.
But I wouldn’t use it in dishes where the stock is the star, like ourFrench onion soup.
Do Bouillon Cubes Have MSG?
Some do, some dont.
But if you prefer to avoid it, theres certainly nothing wrong with that.)
Find them on the shelf at the grocery store near the boxed and canned stocks and run-of-the-mill bouillon cubes.
What is it about Better than Bouillon that has captured our devotion so?
In short, each variety is a handy umami bomb.
Its the most chicken-y bouillon out there.
