To provide a foamed gel composition having a good flavor, containing a salt component and also having a good flavor release and capable of simultaneously giving the feeling of flavor of other seasonings and salty taste.

This foamed gel composition of an aqueous solution comprises 0.2 to 20 mass% water soluble cellulose ether and 4 to 20 mass% sodium chloride, wherein the water soluble cellulose ether consists preferably of an alkylcellulose and/or a hydroxyalkylcellulose.