ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) (05/17/85)
I read an article about MSG several years ago in Science magazine. The article discussed allergic reactions and possible side effects from MSG (they called these reactions CRS, for Chinese Restaurant Syndrome). From what I remember, MSG has been around for more than 100 years. It occurs naturally in certain kinds of seaweed, which are therefore used for flavoring. It is on the FDA's list of substances "generally recognized as safe." Almost everyone will react to MSG who ingests enough of it. The typical reaction is a headache, combined with a feeling of tightness in the forehead. The severity of the reaction varies greatly from one individual to another. The effects are temporary, and apparently do not cause any harm beyond the discomfort. In all the clinical studies examined by this article, only two cases were found where MSG caused effects of any kind beyond discomfort. One was an epileptic in whom MSG would induce seizures. The other was also an epileptic -- but MSG would PREVENT seizures in this one. Go figure.
colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) (05/28/85)
[Bug Foo Young with Happy User, $6] > According to Irene Kuo's "Key to Chinese Cooking" (an excellent cookbook, > by the way), MSG *is* an authentically Chinese ingredient. Would it help to switch to Japanese food? -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...{rocksvax|decvax}!sunybcs!colonel
ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould) (06/01/85)
In article <783@gloria.UUCP> colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes: > >Would it help to switch to Japanese food? Nope. They use as much as the Chinese -- Ed Gould mt Xinu, 2910 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA 94710 USA {ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed +1 415 644 0146
trisha@oddjob.UUCP (Trisha O Tuama) (06/03/85)
> Would it help to switch to Japanese food?
Actually, Thai is better than either Chinese or Japanese.
Trisha (but China's outlawing chopsticks!) O Tuamasasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) (06/05/85)
Actually Japanese food is just as bad. MSG is known as agi-no-moto and
is a common seasoning in Japanese cooking.
As far as Oriental cooking is concerned, Japanese cooking is on the
decline in the Boston area, with Thai on the rise. Szechuan has gone out
of style (it suffered by the sushi rise). I still think that Mom's
cooking is the best.
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Cambridge, MA 02138rich@sdcc12.UUCP (rich) (06/09/85)
In article <397@mtxinu.UUCP> ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould) writes: >In article <783@gloria.UUCP> colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes: >> >>Would it help to switch to Japanese food? > >Nope. They use as much as the Chinese > >-- >Ed Gould mt Xinu, 2910 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA 94710 USA >{ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed +1 415 644 0146 In raw fish?? In rice?? -rich {a fan of <TRUE> Japanese food}
sasaki@harvard.ARPA (06/11/85)
> In raw fish?? In rice??
No, not in raw fish, and not in plain rice. But there is MSG in most
Japanese soy sauce. Soy is used to season almost everything including
raw fish.
MSG is used in sushi, and most tempura batters. My mother even put MSG
on broiled meat and fish (in the same way others would use salt and
pepper).
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Cambridge, MA 02138vch@rruxo.UUCP (V. Hatem) (06/13/85)
for rich (who posted last - sorry i lost the article) who said that MSG wasn't in <REAL> japanese food (he said in raw fish and rice), I'd hate to burst your bubble, but japanese people eat more than raw fish and rice! But MSG is a Chinese (cantonese i belive) spice. Also a lover of <REAL> japanese [chinese][korean][vietnamese][french][etc...] food, Vince Hatem Bell Communications Research rruxo!vch --- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The assumption that a whole system can be made to work better through an | | assault on its conscious elements betrays a dangerous ignorance. This | | has often been the ignorant approach of those who call themselves | | scientists and technologists. | | -The Butlerian Jihad | | by Harq al-Ada | | (Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert, p395) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+