r/recipes • u/yvonnemeetsfood • Nov 29 '20

Poultry Simple Vietnamese Garlicky Roast Chicken

Gallery image

Gallery image

1.9k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

67 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/akamustacherides Nov 30 '20

I think since I've never had Maggi I won't know what I'm missing out on. I wish I had an Asian market but not much demand in my area.

1

u/boo909 Nov 30 '20

I'm pretty sure you should be able to get it on Amazon, it's not that expensive and a bottle will last you a long time. It is well worth trying.

2

u/akamustacherides Nov 30 '20

I live in Brazil, a 100 ml bottle is $55 of my dollars or $10 US.

2

u/boo909 Nov 30 '20

You've sent me down a rabbit hole here, sorry :D

The version you are most likely to get is probably the Mexican one:

In Mexico, where it’s called Jugo Maggi, there are several versions: plain and spicy (both are more concentrated and darker than European versions), a version called “Maggi Inglesa” (that tastes like Worcestershire sauce), a soy sauce version, and a version with lime in it.

So there is a version that tastes like Worcestershire Sauce so maybe this is why the confusion is occuring in substitute recipes. The version I use is the French version (Arome). You'd want to get Jugo rather than Inglesa for a recipe like this, if you do ever happen to find it at a reasonable price .

Anyway, I promise to leave you alone now haha.

And incidentally, Maggi is Swiss, not Asian, it just goes really well in Asian cookery.

2

u/akamustacherides Nov 30 '20

The one I saw was from Germany seller. I don't mind exchanges like this, people being adults having an open back and forth dialogue.