the gristly bits

I love glutamate. From fish sauce, to anchovies, to MSG, glutamate is the tastiest amino acid ever. I add glutamates, in some form, to pretty much everything these days and because my wife doesn’t really care for anchovies (she humors me sometimes), my glutamate delivery mechanism of choice in most cases is fish sauce. Good quality fish sauce, like Tiparos, is a ridiculously easy way to add tons of flavor to sauces, soup, stews, braises, [...]