Oomph blends
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:16 am
Like many of us, I suppose, I tend to wander the aisles of grocery stores reading labels in search of calorie-dense deliciousness.
I recently discovered Oomph cooking blends: https://www.oomphcooking.com/
These packets contain mixtures of herbs and vegetables dehydrated and milled into powders. There are 8 varieties. I tried blend No. 2 this week, a mixture of carrot, onion, celery and parsley formulated as "Battuto". As a test I added 1 tsp to a cup of plain tomato sauce, simmered the mix for 15 min, then cooled to room temperate. A taste test against plain sauce was more than I expected. Adding Oomph did exactly that. The mixed sauce had a flavor much richer than plain sauce, comparable or perhaps a little stronger in flavor density than pasta cooking sauce from a jar.
I make and dehydrate "all" of my heated food on backpacking trips, and I intend to add ~1/2 tsp of these blends to most of my meals this year.
The stuff is a little expensive. Each packet is ~$12 and contains 14 teaspoons of milled powder. I found the Battuto packet at one of our higher-end grocery stores, but you can order the stuff online, individually or in various combinations. The best buy seems to be a 3-tsp sampler of each of the 8 blends for $28. It's sold out at the moment, but you can sign up to be notified by email when they get more. I intend to order the sampler as soon as it's back in stock.
I recently discovered Oomph cooking blends: https://www.oomphcooking.com/
These packets contain mixtures of herbs and vegetables dehydrated and milled into powders. There are 8 varieties. I tried blend No. 2 this week, a mixture of carrot, onion, celery and parsley formulated as "Battuto". As a test I added 1 tsp to a cup of plain tomato sauce, simmered the mix for 15 min, then cooled to room temperate. A taste test against plain sauce was more than I expected. Adding Oomph did exactly that. The mixed sauce had a flavor much richer than plain sauce, comparable or perhaps a little stronger in flavor density than pasta cooking sauce from a jar.
I make and dehydrate "all" of my heated food on backpacking trips, and I intend to add ~1/2 tsp of these blends to most of my meals this year.
The stuff is a little expensive. Each packet is ~$12 and contains 14 teaspoons of milled powder. I found the Battuto packet at one of our higher-end grocery stores, but you can order the stuff online, individually or in various combinations. The best buy seems to be a 3-tsp sampler of each of the 8 blends for $28. It's sold out at the moment, but you can sign up to be notified by email when they get more. I intend to order the sampler as soon as it's back in stock.