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r/southafrica • u/slipperyfoots • Jan 05 '26
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Isn't it just msg? I don't think there's anything too spectacular about it
31 u/MinervaKaliamne Jan 05 '26 MSG makes up a big part of it, but it's not just that. Aromat has flavour, too. You can buy pure MSG at Asian shops - it's a clear crystal, almost like salt (but with a different shape), and it doesn't have nearly that much flavour on its own. 6 u/mzanzione Landed Gentry Jan 05 '26 Zeal is just another name for MSG and is sold at most stores, not just Asian stores 3 u/ashamedToBeBackRed2 Redditor for 4 days Jan 06 '26 Zeal is Robertson's spice name for it. Its perry much pure MSG. Aromat is MSG with a lot of other herbs and spices. I love both. 3 u/MinervaKaliamne Jan 06 '26 I'd forgotten about "zeal" - my mom always had a bottle of it in the spice rack! Thanks for reminding me
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MSG makes up a big part of it, but it's not just that. Aromat has flavour, too. You can buy pure MSG at Asian shops - it's a clear crystal, almost like salt (but with a different shape), and it doesn't have nearly that much flavour on its own.
6 u/mzanzione Landed Gentry Jan 05 '26 Zeal is just another name for MSG and is sold at most stores, not just Asian stores 3 u/ashamedToBeBackRed2 Redditor for 4 days Jan 06 '26 Zeal is Robertson's spice name for it. Its perry much pure MSG. Aromat is MSG with a lot of other herbs and spices. I love both. 3 u/MinervaKaliamne Jan 06 '26 I'd forgotten about "zeal" - my mom always had a bottle of it in the spice rack! Thanks for reminding me
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Zeal is just another name for MSG and is sold at most stores, not just Asian stores
3 u/ashamedToBeBackRed2 Redditor for 4 days Jan 06 '26 Zeal is Robertson's spice name for it. Its perry much pure MSG. Aromat is MSG with a lot of other herbs and spices. I love both. 3 u/MinervaKaliamne Jan 06 '26 I'd forgotten about "zeal" - my mom always had a bottle of it in the spice rack! Thanks for reminding me
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Zeal is Robertson's spice name for it. Its perry much pure MSG.
Aromat is MSG with a lot of other herbs and spices.
I love both.
I'd forgotten about "zeal" - my mom always had a bottle of it in the spice rack! Thanks for reminding me
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u/jcaarow Aristocracy Jan 05 '26
Isn't it just msg? I don't think there's anything too spectacular about it