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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:59 am
by the.fee.fairy
Chickenlady wrote:the.fee.fairy wrote:I've never had a problem, and i used to have to drink it diluted with plain water.
Its one of the 'new' basic tastes - Umami. Its disgusting as a basic taste, its a salty flavour that curls up around your tonsils and starts moving behind your nose.
In sweet and sour sauce, however....yumm...
You used to drink MSG in water? Or am I being thick?
Yes.
I was an alcoholic drink taster a few years ago. Its a fantastic job until they start going on about basic tastes and make you drink sugar water, salt water, caffeine in water and MSG in water. Yeuch!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:38 pm
by old tree man
Jane and i have given up on take aways as the food colourings give her a migraine and me they just seem to bypass my stomach
so we tend to treat ourselves by cooking our own "stop in anyways" and open a few bottles of home made wine
all the best
Russ
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:40 pm
by ina
Just by chance, I saw a take away in Aberdeen the other night that had a big sign in the window: no MSG, no sugar (and there were a few other "nos", but I can't remember them). I think it was Chinese, or some kind of Asian, anyway. If I still lived in Aberdeen, I might even try them out!
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:33 am
by Growing Mama
I have had bouts of chronic urticaria, and MSG really flairs it up. My lips swell at times and I need to take prednisone. Awful!
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:25 pm
by shane
I love an odd Indian ( prawn rogan josh!!! ) about 6 a year, but latley feel miserable after it, i thought it was all the oil and grease in it, could msg affect moods?? or am i just a moody f@~#$r??
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:15 pm
by Macha
A lot of stockcubes and gravy granules contain MSG.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:16 pm
by ina
Macha wrote:A lot of stockcubes and gravy granules contain MSG.
Yep - which is why I go for the organic stuff.
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:58 pm
by Macha
So do I, and OH gut's are nowhere near so bad, he goes through pints of gravy and drank oxo cubes!