flavour enhancer

noun

1. another term for monosodium glutamate

Example Sentences

Glutamate, an amino acid naturally found in food, is a flavour enhancer in cooking.

From Salon

One person on Twitter wrote: "Taste of RMB is much better than MSG. Isn't that right Uncle Roger", referring to the Chinese currency and a flavour enhancer commonly added to some Asian foods.

From BBC

More challenging is Ibrahim’s frugal suggestion of saving whey from bagged mozzarella, bringing it to a rapid boil, then simmering it until it caramelises: “The result is a punchy, acidic elixir with a very strong, meaty taste that can be used as a flavour enhancer.”

From The Guardian

Of course, tipsiness is perhaps the greatest flavour enhancer.

From The Guardian

Their maker is a firm called MSG, letters that stand not for a flavour enhancer but—take your pick—either for Messenger of God or for the initials of the three gurus who have led Dera Sacha Sauda, a north Indian sect, since its founding in 1948.

From Economist