Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MSG is a naturally occurring compound that enhances umami flavor and is widely used in global cuisines. It can be used in various ...
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 ...
Food & Wine

In Praise of MSG, the Unfairly Maligned Kitchen MVP

Mari Uyehara was previously a senior editor at Saveur, Time Out New York, and Martha Stewart Living Radio, and her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and Bon Appétit. Her ...
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 ...
Medical Xpress

MSG is back. Is the idea that it's bad for us just a myth, or food science?

MSG is making a comeback. The internet's favorite cucumber salad recipe includes fish sauce, cucumber, garlic, and—as the video's creator Logan tells us with a generous sprinkle from the bag—"MSG, ...
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 ...