Nobu Matsuhisa

Dashi remains unfamiliar to most French and American cooks, who tend to reach for a bouillon cube to do many of the same things. But dashi is worth preparing and using the way the Japanese do: for poaching fish, as a soup base, and in simmered dishes.

Japanese Chef

Hailey Gates

The Congo is so fun. The ideal body type coveted by women in the Congo is this extremely curvaceous body. They're going through a number of extreme measures to get that kind of body form, and one of them is by using bouillon cubes.

American Journalist

Harper Reed

I grew up in Greeley, Colorado, in a house without a television set. I was a very nerdy kid: I used to play 'astronaut' and eat bouillon as astronaut food. We also had tons of books.

American Businessman

John le Carre

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

English Writer

Sonia Rykiel

Fashion should be a kind of bouillon de culture.

French Designer

Bouillon is often the first course in a formal meal setting.

Soup Starter

Bouillon is not thick or heavy, but has a delicate taste meant to stimulate the appetite.

Light Flavor

Different cultures have their unique versions of bouillon with varying ingredients.

Cultural Variations

Using bouillon cubes or powder saves time compared to making stock from scratch.