Dashino-Moto だしの素
Dashino-Moto - fish bouillon, usually bonito
I don't like to advertise products of particular company, but dahino-moto is allround taste maker. It includes certainly chemical stuff, but not so harmful, I believe, I hope.... I am not sure. Anyway it is not expensive as you need only a litte for meals. For example, you can make sauce or soup for noodles with mixing little dashino-moto and soy sauce. It is much cheaper than the bottle of the sauce. Or you can add just a little for Miso-Soup.
