Professional Chefs Explain How They Use MSG in Everyday Cooking
Nik Sharma and Lan Lam explain how they use MSG in their own cooking, or even as a finishing salt.
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That is k 맛소금
This stuff almost killed me. No thanks.
Makes Shtuff Good(rer)
What on earth is MSG??
I always know when msg is used. First, the food tastes so good. Incredible. Then comes the migraine. I am in bed for days. 😢😢😢
It’s such a lame argument that ‘msg occurs naturally’ in tomatoes, kombu etc so it must be ok, when the actual white powder product is a massively concentrated version of these, and then used by the spoonful in cooking.
It basically puts your taste faculties on overdrive as a flavour enhancer / neurotransmitter, so no wonder some people react uncomfortably to the overstimulation of their senses. Probably safest in tiny doses similar to what we consume naturally, and depends on the individual if you can deal with more.
I hate MSG, it makes a weird mouth feel and other things. you are only safe when you prepare your own meals
Goddess
I thought msg causes health issues. Monosodium glutamate.
I’m old so I’ve ridden the msg roller coaster for the whole ride. It was great and then some marketing genius cancelled it and now it’s back. I’m sorry to say that I bought into the hate 50 years ago. So many good dishes that could have been great got by me. So glad that I ditched the hate!
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮 it's toxic for u
It gives me a terrible headache.
I am a Lan Fan so ATK hooks me every time they thumbnail her. 🙂
I can’t dislike this. However, my wife is highly sensitive to even the smallest amount of MSG. We have to carefully read labels!
I like to add it to soups and sauces when I'm checking for seasoning at the end and they feel like there's something missing, they can really add that extra oomph of savory depth to round out a dish.
I love MSG I put it on almost all of my home cooking
Woah, the legendary lan lam is a salt thief!!
Ahhh ancient Chinese secret 😂😂😂
Stealing company assets and then brazenly admitting it. Unreal
Will any ol msg work or do they differ by brand? I’m only familiar with ‘ajinomoto’