Packaged food concentrate in the form of a gel, comprising: ·from 7 to 40 wt% of salt, wt% based on the total water content, wherein the amount of salt is calculated as (weight of salt / (weight of salt + weight of total water content))*100%, ·water ·dissolved kappa-carrageenan, wherein kappa-carrageenanis present in an amount of from 0.1 wt % to 4 wt% (wt% based on the total water content, and calculated as (weight of kappa-carrageenan)/(weight of kappa-carrageenan + weight of total water content))*100%, ·taste imparting components.