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liquid gold that turns boiled scraps into the entire reason your soup tastes alive
means A clear, savory broth made by simmering meat, bones, or vegetables in water, used as a base for soups and sauces.
from Straight from French bouillon, a noun built on bouillir, 'to boil,' which traces back to Latin bullire, 'to bubble or boil' — the same simmering root that gives us 'boil' itself. So the word is, quite literally, the act of bubbling water poured into a bowl.
- name origin
- From French bouillir, meaning to boil
- gold standard
- Restaurant kitchens hoard it as flavor currency
- cube form
- Compressed broth invented for armies and astronauts
- gut healer
- Bone-based versions packed with collagen and minerals
- depression staple
- Cheap cubes fed millions through the 1930s
for instance
maggi bouillon cubes — swiss brand, sold in 140+ countries, over 2 billion cubes produced annually
knorr bouillon — german brand by unilever, market leader in european broth cubes since 1838
french brown bouillon — classical french cuisine stock made from beef bones, simmered 8-12 hours