The Umami Grinder celebrates the natural umami flavors in our foods and favorite dishes. Mushrooms and aromatics blend with salt for a ready-to-eat seasoning that adds depth, complexity, and character to dishes like roasted meats, grilled vegetables, and creamy risottos.

Umami, a Japanese word meaning “delicious taste”, is recognized as the fifth taste after sweet, sour, bitter, and salty and is notoriously difficult to pin down. The term was coined 1908 by Dr. Kikunae Ikeda, a Japanese scientist studying the chemical components of the typical ingredients used in classic Japanese cuisine, such as kombu dashi. But it wasn’t until 1985 that the taste was recognized as a scientifically measurable taste. In fact, compounds in the flavor itself have been linked to the stimulation of salivary glands in the mouth, meaning foods with umami are literally mouthwatering.

The Umami Grinder can be used to season foods as they’re prepared or as a finishing seasoning just before serving. However you decide to use this unique grinder, you won’t be disappointed with a boost of some extra umami in your favorite dishes!

Salt, Spices, Onion, Garlic, Tomatoes, Porcini mushrooms, Sun-dried tomato, Shallots, Contains 2% or less of Dried chiles (Aleppo chiles, vegetable oil, salt), Sunflower oil.

Grind over roasted meats or into hearty stews to enrich flavors.