Kewpie Mayonnaise - Quite possibly the world's perfect food
An ode to Kewpie Mayonnaise at GrubStreet . Which I quite agree with - its pretty spectacular. If you like Mayo that is. For all you mayo-haters out there, well, I suspect this isn't actually going to rock your world... Kewpie mayonnaise, the Japanese mayo with a baby on the bottle, which you've probably seen in Asian markets, is umami incarnate. It's no wonder chefs love the stuff. In addition to being a satisfyingly rich, slightly sweet version of the world's greatest and most versatile sauce, Kewpie gets a serious boost thanks to its kind-of-secret ingredient: Monosodium glutamate. This stuff makes everything taste better. [...] You can pick up a bottle for about nine bucks, which might seem prohibitive when compared to regular store-bought mayo, but think of it as an investment: All of your food will taste better because you can sneak Kewpie and its miraculous umami-boosting powers into just about everything. Over the years, I've put it to use in obvi...