My roommate called my 'soup' a crime against food until I added a $1.50 jar of Better Than Bouillon.

I was just boiling cheap veggies and pasta in water for a week, and it tasted like nothing. That paste made it taste like actual chicken noodle soup. Anyone else have a cheap ingredient that saves a bland meal?

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the_ray7d ago

Oh man, I feel that! Been there with a pot of sad, watery veggies. That bouillon paste is a total game changer. It's crazy how one cheap jar can turn "hot water with stuff in it" into a real meal. Your roommate wasn't wrong about the before picture, but they gotta respect the comeback!

murray.troy7d ago

Calling it a crime against food seems a bit much. It was just bland, not dangerous. That bouillon paste is a good trick, but it's basically just concentrated salt and flavor. A lot of cheap meals are saved by a dash of soy sauce or a spoonful of tomato paste. The real crime is how much they charge for pre-made soup in a can.