味あじの素もと

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

Ajinomoto; MSG brand

trademark

Trademarked brand name for monosodium glutamate (MSG), a common umami seasoning in Japanese cooking.

See also: グルタミン酸ソーダ · グルタミン酸ナトリウム

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Ajinomoto is used worldwide as an umami seasoning.

このスープに味あじの素もとを少すこし加くわえると、味あじがぐっと良よくなる。

Adding a little Ajinomoto to this soup really improves the flavor.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に味あじの素もとを加くわえるto add Ajinomoto (MSG) to a dish
スープに味あじの素もとを少すこし加くわえると味あじが引ひき締しまる。
If you add a little Ajinomoto to the soup, the flavor becomes sharper.
〈物もの〉に味あじの素もとを振ふりかけるto sprinkle Ajinomoto (MSG) onto a dish
焼やき餃子ぎょうざに味あじの素もとを軽かるく振ふりかけて食たべた。
I sprinkled a little Ajinomoto on the fried dumplings before eating them.

Kanji

味flavor, taste
素elementary, principle, naked

Related words

グルタミン酸さんナトリウム
味の素 is the trademarked brand name for MSG, while グルタミン酸ナトリウム is the neutral chemical name for the same compound.
グルタミン酸さんソーダ
グルタミン酸ソーダ is an older, informal term for MSG, whereas 味の素 specifically refers to the popular branded product.
化か学がく調ちょう味み料りょう
化学調味料 is the general category term for chemical seasonings like MSG, while 味の素 is one specific brand within that category.

Written forms

味あじの素もとUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the brand name.
アジノモト
Katakana spelling often used in product labeling and advertising.

Etymology

The product name 味の素 was chosen in 1908 for a monosodium-glutamate seasoning, which went on general sale in 1909. It combines 味, “taste,” with 素, “basis, essence”: literally “essence of taste.”