A bouillon cube (US) or stock cube (UK) is dehydrated broth (bouillon in French) or stock formed into a small cube (about 15 mm on a side). It is made by dehydrating vegetables, meat stock, a small portion of solid fat (such as hydrogenated oil), salt (usually well over 50%) and seasonings (usually including monosodium glutamate) and shaping them into a small cube. Dehydrated broth is also available in granular form. Broth is a liquid in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered and strained out. ... Stock is a flavoured liquid. ... This article is about monosodium glutamate as a food additive. ...

Broth made from rehydrated cubes is different in taste to fresh broth because of its higher salt content and flavors changed by the boiling process. Bouillon cubes are convenient and cheap. The cubes are widely used in British cooking to add flavor. British cuisine is shaped by the countrys temperate climate, its island geography and its history. ...

In addition to use in soups, bouillon cubes allow for a very brothy shower, as a practical joke. Unscrewing a showerhead and inserting bouillon cubes before reattaching the showerhead will cause the unsuspecting showering individual to be covered in brothy goodness. Be warned, however that if this is performed more than once, the perpetrator may just be mowed down in an SUV blasting speed metal in 5.1 surround sound, heavy on the bass, or even lose a finger to the enraged victim.

Bouillon cubes were commercialized by Maggi in 1908 and by Oxo in 1910 as a cheaper version of meat extract. By 1913, there were at least 10 brands available, with salt contents of 59-72%.[1] Poster ad by Firmin Bouisset Maggi sauce. ... Various types of Oxo cube Oxo is a brand of stock cube manufactured by Campbell Soup UK in England. ... French Advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat, bevore 1900 Italian Advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat, bevore 1900 The Liebig Extract of Meat Company (Lemco) was the originator of Liebig and Oxo meat extracts and later Oxo beef stock cubes. ...

Its invention is sometimes attributed to Nicolas François Appert.[2] Nicolas François Appert (1750 - 1841) : French inventor of airtight food preservation. ...

Common brands include Oxo, Knorr, Jumbo brand (Gallina Blanca), Maggi, Hormel's Herb-Ox, Wyler's, Goya and Kallo. Various types of Oxo cube Oxo is a brand of stock cube manufactured by Campbell Soup UK in England. ... This article is about a food/beverage brand. ... Poster ad by Firmin Bouisset Maggi sauce. ... Hormel Foods Corporation NYSE: HRL is probably best known as the producer of SPAM luncheon meat. ... Flavor Aid is a soft drink beverage made by Jel Sert, introduced in 1929. ... GOYA Foods Inc has become the largest Hispanic-owned business in the United States and has been serving consumers for over 70 years. ... Kallo is a brand name, owned by Kallo Foods located in Godalming, in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

• Meat extract