Bouillon is the instant celebrity of the trio. It’s a cube or powder of dehydrated stock or broth. You drop it in boiling water, and poof—you have flavor in sixty seconds.
But here’s the catch: Most commercial bouillon is loaded with salt and MSG. That’s why it tastes so good—and also why your blood pressure might send you a passive-aggressive text later. It’s not subtle. It’s the canned laughter of the soup world: loud, reliable, and a little artificial.
Bouillon is perfect for when you’re in a hurry, need a flavor punch, or forgot to make stock and dinner is twenty minutes away. Yes, that’s me. Yesterday. Again.
