Customer Reviews

Better Than Bouillon, No Chicken Base, Vegetarian, 8 oz.

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I just tried this product tonight and used it to make delicious gravy! This is the best base I have used as it produced great results. I consistency is so much better than the cube and the taste...you won't be disappointed. Also bought the mushroom but have not yet tried it.

I was initially leery because the bottle needs to be refrigerated after opening, but the benefit of this consistency over hard cubes is hard to overstate. You can use exactly as much or as little as you need; it can be dissolved easily in cold liquids; and the flavor is just excellent. I've used it in everything from risotto to aash-e reshteh, and it hasn't disappointed me yet.

I love this stuff. It has a very nice flavor and makes wonder mock Tufu Yung and mock egg salad when mixed with tofu.

I almost always make my own stocks and such. However, as a vegetarian, creating a "chicken stock" from scratch can be rather, shall we say, difficult? That's where my "Better than Bouillon, No Chicken Base" comes in quite handy.

Better Than Bouillon, No Chicken Base is wonderful in terms of adding flavor to rice, tofu, and veggie dishes. Personally, I don't miss the taste of chicken, but the additional flavor helps woo my omnivorous daughter to try dishes that she might not normally eat. And that? is priceless! ;)

Speaking of price, $13.88? I originally thought this was for two jars. While my local grocer does not carry the vegan bases (all other bases are around the $5 mark); the website soups online sells the entire line for around $5 and offers $5.99 shipping regardless of order size (orders over $75 earn free shipping). Still a little pricey, but a better value--especially if ordering multiples. Best bet? Ask your local grocer to start stocking them. I mean, it never hurts to ask, right?

This product is a real favorite with my wife and me. It really does have the best chicken flavor of any vegetarian substitute we've tried. Use this base with some of the Morning Star faux chicken strips and you can make a vegetarian version of chicken and dumplings that is honestly indistinguishable from real chicken!

But the price... what gives?! Amazon, I love your service and selection, but $20 is just not reasonable. We pay about $6 at our local grocery. I would recommend buyers check with their local stores. Again, I understand the need for profit, but $20 is just too much.

This beef flavor Better the Bullion is 6$ in our Fred Meyer store. Even that seems really high for a small jar.
We do love it and use it often.