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Every Home Cook Should Be Using MSG — and the World's Largest MSG Producer Is on a Mission to Prove It

In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor with the headline, “Chinese-Restaurant Syndrome.” The letter detailed the numbness and weakness the letter-writer would ...
Yahoo

"It’s Truly Versatile And All-Purpose": Chefs Are Busting Myths And Misconceptions Around MSG In Food

After years of defensively touting “No MSG” on their menus, many Asians working in the food industry are not only fighting back against stereotyping of this heritage ingredient — they’re proudly ...
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What Is MSG—and How to Use It to Enhance Your Cooking, According to a Chef

It's an ingredient with a mixed reputation—and it doesn't deserve it. MSG is an important flavor agent for anyone who enjoys savory food, but it has a mixed reputation. Short for monosodium glutamate, ...
AOL

MSG Is Proven Safe and Delicious. So Why Isn’t It Used Like Salt in Most Kitchens?

MSG is my go-to ingredient that adds depth of flavor to my dishes. It should be added in addition to the salt already listed in a recipe, not as a replacement for it. For every teaspoon of Diamond ...
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MSG is the most misunderstood ingredient of the century. That’s finally changing

Calvin Eng, the owner of New York-based Cantonese-American restaurant Bonnie’s, isn’t shy about his love for monosodium glutamate. Case in point – he has the letters “MSG” tattooed on his arm, and his ...
Lifehacker

How I’ve Been Reducing My Salt Intake With Soy Sauce and MSG

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...
Westword

The Newly Opened MAKFam Is Proud of Its Use of MSG

A beautiful Art Deco-style poster depicts a young, happy Asian girl wearing a traditional Chinese dress. Like the Morton Salt Girl, she’s holding an umbrella against the rain in one hand and clutching ...