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MSG is an often misunderstood spice that should be utilized more frequently in cooking. Here's why MSG deserves a spot in your seasoning cabinet.
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG — a food additive that is often found in Asian cuisine — has had something of a negative reputation over the last 60 years. Some food experts insist that's unfair.
MSG (Monosodium glutamate) is basically a concentrated form of glutamate. It has about one-third of the sodium found in table salt. It occurs naturally in many foods, from cheese and tomatoes to corn.
For years, monosodium glutamate, a food additive known as MSG, has been branded as an unhealthy processed ingredient mainly found in Chinese food, despite a lack of supporting scientific evidence.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) is a common but controversial ingredient in processed foods. This article explains whether it's truly unhealthy.
Eng is known for his playful take on the McRib sandwich. Anti-MSG sentiment, widely considered to have xenophobic origins, dates back to the late 1960s, when reports of diners reacting badly after ...
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 ...
For my cookbook of the week I reviewed Calvin Eng's 'Salt, Sugar, MSG.' Here's what you can expect from the cookbook and my thoughts on the recipes I made this week.
Start with a little. I say it all the time, and I’ll never stop. You can always add, but you can never take away.