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Use this list of the healthiest Chinese food options to navigate the takeout menu. You can get low-calorie, low-sodium and ...
Is MSG truly to blame for post-meal sickness? An Alberta food scientist explains the science behind MSG and its safe use, ...
It's no secret that fast food restaurants don't always have the most balanced menus, but many have taken steps to offer more ...
This speedy fried rice from chef Calvin Eng is a flexible lesson in balancing salty, sweet and savory flavors.
MSG quickly became a scapegoat for anxieties around Chinese food. Restaurants began displaying “No MSG” signs to reassure diners, and at one point, the U.S. government considered restrictions ...
The term ‘Chinese Restaurant Syndrome’ was believed by many to be a racist term and after campaigns to remove this terminology, the name was changed to ‘MSG symptom complex’ although, it’s been noted ...
To eat an “authentic” Chinese food with no MSG or whatsoever seemed like only a dream — but not for Chinese restaurant chain King Chef, whose first branch in Banawe, Quezon City is being ...
In Western countries, MSG became controversial in the 1960s following reports of people experiencing headaches, flushing, and numbness after eating at Chinese restaurants.
How to make Chinese takeaway-style food at home – without the ‘nasties’ Deep frying and cost-cutting ingredients make your go-to Chinese takeaway a little less virtuous than you’d hope.
For decades, not using the flavour enhancer MSG, or monosodium glutamate, in a dish or product was considered a positive, as the ingredient was widely deemed unhealthy.
If you’ve heard that MSG—a popular flavor enhancer—is bad for you, you may have been misinformed, according to a food scientist on TikTok. In a video with over 1 million views, TikToker ...
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG — a food additive that is often found in Asian cuisine — has had something of a negative reputation over the last 60 years. Some food experts insist that's unfair.