Umami Bomb: Shitake Chili Oil

Vumami Foods reached out to me asking if I would like to try Umami Bomb: Shitake Chili Oil, a vegan food product.  They are a vegan company based here in British Columbia, on the island.  I had heard of Umami Bomb and had been wanting to try it, so I accepted.

I requested the medium spicy but she sent me both the medium and the hot.  I am so glad she did!  I found the medium good but very mild in terms of spice level.  The hot, while not overly hot was even better.

If you watch some of the cooking shows on ‘The Food Network” you may have heard of the term umami.  It is used to described as a flavor profile however, the cooking shows lead me to believe that you can only experience that flavor by eating meat. Since the term was so new to me I really had no idea.

Umami Bomb is suppose to give vegans that flavor profile experience.  Did it deliver? I really don’t know.  It certainly is a unique flavor to me but I still don’t understand the term umami, or should I say tasted enough to know for sure.  What I can tell you is that Umami Bomb is damn delicious and totally addictive!  I went through both jars very fast and need to get more.  They now have an extra hot and I defiantly want to try that.

I bet your wondering how I went through two jars so fast.  I put it on just about everything.  I especially love it on pizza, stir-fry’s, and pasta. It is even good on salad and as a dip with crackers and veggies. Truth be told, I think I could just eat it by the spoonful and be in heaven.

I highly recommend you try Umami Bomb!  Just don’t blame me if you become an addict as well!