Yahoo

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

What Is MSG—and How to Use It to Enhance Your Cooking, According to a Chef

MSG is a naturally occurring compound that enhances umami flavor and is widely used in global cuisines. It can be used in various recipes to deepen taste, making it a versatile ingredient for home ...
CNN

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 ...
Today

While some companies market ‘natural’ MSG, my restaurant will stick with the original

Chinese restaurants are my family’s thing. It’s a very common immigrant story; it was the starter kit for Ronald Reagan’s American dream. Though it’s long gone, I can remember my family’s second ...
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 ...