Brand
Miwon
Origin: Korea, Republic of1 product on offer
Miwon is a Korean brand of monosodium glutamate from Daesang, made since 1956 as Korea's first fermented seasoning. We stock it in a 1 kg catering pack.
The company was founded in Busan in January 1956 by Lim Dae-hong, who had previously learned to make glutamic acid in Osaka. Miwon (味元, roughly "origin of flavour") became Korea's first fermented seasoning; the brand's symbol is the Korean sinseollo hot pot. Since 1973 Miwon has also been made in Indonesia, it is now exported to around 60 countries, and the company that makes it has been called Daesang since 1997.
What is monosodium glutamate?
Monosodium glutamate (E621) gives food an umami taste. It was first isolated from kombu seaweed in 1908 by the Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda. Miwon is made by fermenting sugar cane and contains at least 99% monosodium glutamate.
What we stock
Miwon monosodium glutamate in a 1 kg pack is intended mainly for catering. It is used in small amounts – a pinch is enough for soup, stock, sauce, fried rice or a marinade; it dissolves in water and in hot food.
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