MSG, the secret behind the savor – International Herald Tribune
Turns out all those scares about it being dangerous are just that, scares. So eat up!
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MSG, the secret behind the savor – International Herald Tribune
Turns out all those scares about it being dangerous are just that, scares. So eat up!
It’s been known for many years, even decades, that the MSG scare was total crap — mostly just know-nothing Americans swept away by a combination of xenophobia and the natural food craze.
As I understand it, western apprehensions about MSG are considered a joke, as in quite literally comical, in East Asia. Everybody in Japan has eaten MSG constantly for a couple of generations, and they’re arguably the healthiest population on the planet. Certainly no epidemics of numbness and weakness.
My favorite MSG-containing foods are those Chinese shrimp chips you can find at Asian groceries, and of course the immortal 25-cent Maruchan ramen packs.