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Umami Booster Premium
Naturally produced
Plant based
Premium umami stock
Made locally in Australia,
Born to boost umami
Richly expressive as a tantalising highlight or anchor to any dish, our Umami Booster is your ride to a luxurious, umami flavour. Treat yourself and your loved ones with passionate generosity and revel in the moreish, savoury flavour that only umami can bring.
What is umami?
Umami is one of the five basic tastes along with sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Umami means 'savoury deliciousness' in Japanese. We have all tasted umami, be it through the savouriness of meats, broths or cheese. It's often responsible for the ‘moreish’ quality that makes some foods so very tasty.
How does Umami Booster work its magic?
Our lovingly prepared Umami Booster Premium range is made with Australia’s only locally brewed, premium cooking sake.
Cooking sake is a fermented wine made from rice, traditionally used in Japan to provide umami flavour to stocks, sauce, soups and to tenderise meats.
While cooking sake is not the only way to boost umami - think miso or dashi - it adds a sweet, mellow umami flavour to the menu every time you use it, guaranteed. It's a naturally fermented glutamate that when added before or during cooking, creates an unmistakable umami deliciousness by bringing out the distinctive flavour of your ingredients.
Put another way, salt makes food saltier, sugars make foods sweeter, and the natural glutamates in Umami Booster make all elements of your meal taste even more like themselves - and more in harmony with each other.
How can I use Umami Booster?
Rooted in Japanese tradition and made for the multicultural palate of the modern Australian cooking experience, Umami Booster is definitely not only for Japanese cuisine.
Almost any dish can be enhanced with more luxurious umami flavour by using Umami Booster, so let your creativity loose!
Premium Clear
Akin to the touch of silk, Umami Booster Clear is transparent to the eye, yet rich on the tongue.
This umami-packed classic cooking sake provides a universal base to your cooking. It brings umami sweetness to your meals with high-filtered class.
It's a go-to umami boost for simple and minimalistically-flavoured dishes featuring vegetables, seafood or chicken.
Think teriyaki, stir fries, or omelettes.
Premium Cloudy
Steeped in depth, Umami Booster Premium Cloudy feels no shame in its unfiltered state.
Dissolved sake rice sediments take it to the next level with powerful, accentuated umami flavour and textures that go hand in hand with distinctively flavoured dishes.
Think red meat, chicken, red meat fish, tomato, and garlic. Try it in your favourite Italian, Mexican or Indian recipes!
Umami Booster Premium range
PREMIUM CLEAR
This ultra-versatile powerhouse suits pretty much anything and everything when you want to add some delicious umami. Try Umami Booster Clear in stir-fries, noodles, dumplings, eggs, soups, burgers, grilled chicken or seafood. Seriously, anything goes.
Ingredients & Allergens
Water, Rice, Koji Rice, Salt (3%).
**THE PRODUCT CONTAINS 12.5% ALCOHOL. THE ALCOHOL WILL BE REDUCED DURING COOKING.
NOT SUITABLE FOR DRINKING.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.
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SERVINGS PER PACK : 6
SERVING SIZE : 25ml |
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AVG QTY
PER SERVE |
AVG QTY
PER 100ml |
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|---|---|---|
| ENERGY | 31.3 Cal | 125 Cal |
| PROTEIN | 0.41 g | 1.65 g |
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FAT – TOTAL
– SATURATED |
<0.01 g | <0.01 g |
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CARBOHYDRATE
– SUGARS |
1.96 g
1.11 g |
7.70 g
4.45 g |
| SODIUM | 194 mg | 777 mg |
PREMIUM CLOUDY
Rich in savoury umami, delicious and super-comforting Umami Booster Premium Cloudy is your best friend for transforming everyday meals into umami-drenched affairs. Simply combine with any meat, seafood or veggies and set aside to marinate for at least 10 minutes. Now you’re ready to stir-fry, deep fry, BBQ or roast.
Ingredients & Allergens
Water, Rice, Koji Rice, Salt (3%).
**THE PRODUCT CONTAINS 12.5% ALCOHOL. THE ALCOHOL WILL BE REDUCED DURING COOKING.
NOT SUITABLE FOR DRINKING.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE.
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SERVINGS PER PACK : 6
SERVING SIZE : 25ml |
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AVG QTY
PER SERVE |
AVG QTY
PER 100ml |
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|---|---|---|
| ENERGY | 33.5 Cal | 134 Cal |
| PROTEIN | 0.55 g | 2.18 g |
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FAT – TOTAL
– SATURATED |
<0.01 g | <0.01 g |
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CARBOHYDRATE
– SUGARS |
2.18 g
1.07 g |
4.28 g
4.45 g |
| SODIUM | 190 mg | 760 mg |
Our story
Tradition from afar,
made at home
In the heart of metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, a new narrative in the world of umami is unfolding.
Our journey started in 2021 with a simple yet profound realisation.
As Australians we’re part of the Asia-Pacific region, but in our kitchens, we’re missing some of the most sublime flavours that Asia has to offer. The absence of naturally-produced, plant based umami stock for instant use in Australia meant that a signal flavour of Asian cuisine was still under the radar for most of us.
In that sense, UmamiSmith is not just a brand; it’s a doorway to blending cultures and traditions to create something creative, beautiful, and oh so tasty.
Umami Booster offers you naturally fermented umami in a bottle. Our mission is to provide a suite of options to take with you on your culinary journey, once you dare to shape the extraordinary out of the day to day.
We brought our products into the world with meticulous fermentation, locally-sourced ingredients and methods that follow naturally occurring rhythms and patterns.
Preparing and sharing food is an ancient and timeless way to connect with our friends, families and community. We offer you Umami Booster to help you tell your story your way, evoke emotion and inspire memorable connections through truly exceptional dining experiences.
We’re here for a new era, one that inspires a new generation of adventurers to create an expanded culinary legacy. An era that can only be created when we fully embrace the best of the Asia-Pacific - ancient tradition combined with the fresh, bold flavours of Australia.
Join us on this journey, and drench your cooking adventures with Umami Booster - crafted with passion and deep respect for tradition, and rooted in an authentic spirit of innovation.
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