Be the First to Know When Our Umami Seasonings Are Available

Every customer who has tasted our umami seasonings at the farmers market says the same thing without being prompted: that’s delicious. That is not an accident. We engineered the umami response deliberately using the natural glutamate compounds concentrated in our farm-grown oyster mushrooms. The seasoning is made from the same mushrooms we sell fresh — dehydrated and blended on the farm, nothing else added.

Three seasonings. One guiding principle.

Love Tapp Umami Seasoning is our signature blend — the one that started everything. Built around the glutamate-nucleotide synergy that gives oyster mushrooms their naturally intense savory character. Designed for everything from grilled meats to roasted vegetables to scrambled eggs.

Umami Lover Seasoning is our bold all-purpose blend. Maximum savory impact from concentrated whole mushroom powder. The version people who cook seriously reach for when they want depth, not just flavor.

Oyster Mushroom Sea Salt is a finishing salt made from our farm-grown oyster mushrooms blended with premium sea salt. A single pinch on a completed dish does what a full shaker of regular seasoning cannot — it activates the umami in everything already on the plate.

Why they are not available online yet

Our seasonings are currently available at farmers markets across Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Fredericksburg. We are in the process of completing the commercial food production permitting that will allow us to sell and ship them nationwide. When that permit clears, these will be available in our online store for delivery and shipping across the US.

We are also watching a bill currently on the Governor’s desk that would expand Virginia’s cottage food law to allow online sales of products like ours. If that passes, availability may come sooner.

How to be first when they launch

Send us a message through our contact page with the subject line “Seasoning Launch” and your email address. When online sales open — whether through the permit approval or the new legislation — you will be the first to know. We will not send you anything until then. No newsletters, no marketing, just a single message when the moment arrives.

Why whole mushroom powder is different

Most mushroom-based seasonings and supplements use extract — a process that isolates selected compounds and loses everything else. Our seasonings are made from 30 to 40 percent whole oyster mushroom powder. The full compound matrix of the mushroom is intact: the free glutamic acid and 5′-nucleotides that create the synergistic umami response, the complete amino acid profile, the beta-glucans, the ergothioneine. Nothing removed. Nothing diluted.

This is why customers who have used other mushroom seasonings notice the difference immediately. The synergy between glutamic acid and nucleotides — both naturally present in our whole mushroom powder — amplifies the umami response 7 to 8 times compared to either compound alone. That is not marketing language. It is organic chemistry. And it is why people say what they say at the market table.

Find them at the market now

Until online sales open, you can find all three seasonings at our farmers market table across Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Fredericksburg. We bring samples to every market. Visit our find us page for current market schedule and locations.

And if you want to understand the science behind why they work the way they do, our umami hub covers the full chemistry — from the glutamate receptor mechanism to why whole mushroom powder outperforms supplements to how to cook with it in your kitchen.