Ingredients: Salt, monosodium glutamate, lactose (milk), sugar, dried bonito tuna, disodium inosinate, contains 2% or less of: yeast extract, bonito tuna broth, disodium succinate, bonito tuna extract, xylose, maltose, and dextrose.
Hondashi is for making the classic Japanese soup base. Chicken noodle soup is great, but have you tried to blend this base into a miso paste with tofu and seaweed for a fabulous homemade soup? This is the stuff you want.