# Speak to me of Maggi

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-maggi/831344>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-maggi/831344 "2019-03-19T00:26:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-maggi/831344/62 "2020-04-01T10:47:26Z")

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I had it for the first time three weeks ago. Yes, I’ve been living in German-speaking Europe for 12 years now, but it never occurred to me to try it before. Well, I was sitting in a cheap local diner that had a bottle on every table. I remembered this thread and decided to put a few drops on my Wiener Schnitzel.

I am hooked.

Way back in 2003, a German colleague warned me that Maggi was addictive. I see now that he was right. I am putting it on almost everything savoury now, with various degrees of success. So far I find that it’s great on scrambled eggs, schnitzel, tarhonya, french fries, potatoes, rice, and fish. It’s almost completely supplanted [Aromat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromat) as my go-to umami seasoning.

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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-of-maggi/831344/63 "2020-04-01T12:50:32Z")

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I’ve never heard of Aromat, I might need to try that sometime too! I’d been planning to go back to the Polish grocery store this month, but … .☹

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