[net.consumers] MSG Allergies, japanese foods

sasaki@harvard.UUCP (Marty Sasaki) (02/26/86)

This isn't a comment on MSG allergies, but is about MSG in Japanese
foods.

While most seaweed does have MSG in it, this isn't the way that MSG
gets into Japanese food. Most Japanese cooks add MSG as a flavor
enhancement, either directly, or via soy sauce, which has MSG in it.
MSG is as pervasive in Japanese cooking as soy sauce.

It is easy to be fooled since the Japanese usually refer to MSG by the
name "aji-no-moto".

The Japanese injest too much sodium, and I've tried to cut down, but
some things just don't taste right with no aji'.

		Marty Sasaki

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