A Pinch Of Salt

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The story of Ajinomoto's MSG invention from the Meiji period.

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Created by The_Envoy 12 weeks 3 days ago – Made popular 12 weeks 3 days ago
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chottom said:

Nice story - thank you.
As far as I know another side effect of monosodium glutamate is its ability to desensitize your salt receptors (the one on your tongue). As a result you would like to add more and more salt to your food - not too good of an idea if you have high blood pressure or some other health conditions. So in general excessive use of the food additive is not recommended but it do make the food more tasty - no doubt about it :)

12 weeks 3 days 13 hours 1 min ago.

Edward said:

When I first got to Japan, it was common practice to hit tsukemonto (pickled whatever, which starts out quite salty) with a generous dash of Ajinomoto, followed with an equally generous splash of soy sauce. Quite stimulating, indeed.

I find that if I eat food with a lot of MSG I start to sweat and feel out of breath.

12 weeks 3 days 12 hours 11 min ago.

zichi said:

MSG is one food additive best avoided by everyone but unfortunately it's in common use in most Chinese restaurants! As much as I love Chinese food I do limit my visits.

12 weeks 3 days 10 hours 14 min ago.