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Maggi Fans?

I am shopping for Maggi seasoning as a gift. I can find larger bottles from Switzerland according to the label, and small bottles from China. Had thought to buy several small bottles, but am, frankly, a little concerned about processed food stuffs from China, particularly in light of some soy sauce scares a few years past. Anyone have any advice or opinions? Thanks!
 

luvmysuper

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Look in some local Asian stores, particularly of the Filipino Style shops.
Maggi is also produced in the Philippines and we use it quite a bit.
I'm particularly fond of the Calamansi Flavor (a small citrus fruit similar to a lime, but sweeter) it goes great on rice.
 
My wife uses it in soups and stews. She has the one marketed by Nestle. Even though Nestle is a Swiss company, I believe the Maggi that they sell comes from China.
 
My wife uses it in soups and stews. She has the one marketed by Nestle. Even though Nestle is a Swiss company, I believe the Maggi that they sell comes from China.

The big one I was looking at said that it was made in Switzerland and the small one said made in China. Or so I remember. I will double check when I have a chance, but Nestle of Switzerland was definitely mentioned on one bottle and China on the other. And, checking the internet, I did see Phillipino versions, Thai, and mention of one from Poland. Another talked about Germany, but I suspected that that was the Swiss one.
 

luvmysuper

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This shop is on thefilipino.com and is about a half hour from you.
No self respecting Filipino Kitchen is without the stuff.
Give them a call and see if they stock it;

Oriental Food Mart
616 s 72nd St.
Omaha, NE
(402) 393-8908
 
From what I understand the original Swiss version is made from vegetable protein that does not include soy beans, and at least some Asian versions are made from vegetable protein that does include soy beans. Don't think that makes it soy sauce, however. I personally have not tried Maggi much; prefer nam pla!


Are you talking about this? Am I the only one who thinks it is just expensive soy sauce?


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most all of the maggi liquid and cubes have huge amounts of MSG in them...the msg name can be disguised in many other forms,such as "hydrolyzed yeast extract" , "hydrolyzed protein" and many more...I think I have seen one variety the claims "MSG FREE"...
 
My German grandmother doused everything liberally in Maggi, so just the smell of it takes me back to childhood. Not sure if I even like the taste of it, it's got too many other associations for me to really judge it
 
My dad's from Germany. We ALWAYS had one of the huge bottles of the German version in our house. He put it on everything, even his eggs in the morning. Me and my sister would take a couple sips from the bottle lol.

It's similar to soy sauce, but tastes nothing like it. It goes great on most german food. With this weather, I'd love to have some pork chops and kraut with some maggi over it and some mashed potatos.

Add it to Chilis, soups, sauces. A little goes a long way. I have the chinese version, but I dont think it tastes the same at all and rarely use it. I am trying to find a good german market here in ATL so I can pick up some good maggi.
 
I have the chinese version, but I dont think it tastes the same at all and rarely use it. I am trying to find a good german market here in ATL so I can pick up some good maggi.

I was afraid of that! I have an email in to Nestle International asking if the ingredients and production methods are the same in China as in Switzerland. Awaiting a response.
 
If I'm not mistaken, it's made my Nestle, and it's defintely a hardcore flavor enhancer. The stuff is engineered to be addicting! :lol:

If you've ever had a Vietnamese French style sandwich, it's the perfect "finisher" just to splash a little Maggi on the sandwich before eating.
 
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