Company: Alnatura
Product: Pesto Basilico (Organic)
Ingredients: organic basil (55%), organic sunflower oil, organic potato flakes, organic olive oil, organic pine nuts (0.5%), sea salt, organic lemon juice.
Purchased at: DM
Price: (will update this later)
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I've been perusing DM's natural foods selection, and slowly I'll try to make it through every item suitable for vegans and in line with my personal taste (expectations). I've tried a few items, but since I bought this just yesterday, I'll let it be the first!
This pesto tastes precisely what pesto should taste like. It's finely minced, oily, salty, and has a strong 'umami' (is umami a noun or an adjective at this point?). The pine nuts, while not in themselves noticeable, must do their job well, as the pesto has a delicious, satisfying multidimensional flavor. I was quite impressed at the first taste, as it tastes much like my memory of my mom's fancy $14/tiny jar pesto she used to buy at an upscale store in Pacific Place in Seattle, which by the way, wasn't vegan. But I very much don't miss the cheese in Alnatura's pesto, and will be buying it regularly from now on, as the price is right and pesto pasta is such a simple but tasty meal.
The potato flakes are a bit odd, but I've no complaints on the principle of the thing like some reviewers on the website. Also, the use of sunflower oil instead of olive oil seems a shame, but I can't complain about the flavor.
Verdict:
Will buy often.
Would recommend.
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