A deal for folks looking for their MSG fix.
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@Meeb: I'd like to thank you for the light entertainment you provided this afternoon like the good court jester you are
Thanks for the wall of text which I didn't read
Then why are you here ?
Posting comments and then refusing to read the replies is absolutely bonkers 🤷🏼♂️
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This is the real stuff. Delicious.
Just chuck some in your food and never tell your guests why your food is so so delicious.
one of many white powders I like to indulge in
LMAO!
Why muck about with fiddly small quantities. Less than $2/kg here:
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/MSG-Monosodium-Glutam…
A true Ozbargainer would be purchasing in 100t+ quantities to save that little bit more.
Anyone want to go halves in a shipping container of MSG?
Aparently not as bad as first thought and can be used as an alternative to salt if trying to reduce salt intake.
It was never bad to begin with the first guy who reported it has a hidden bias and new stories went crazy once he said msg gave him a a headache
It was never bad to begin with
Depends who you choose to believe…
You mean whether you believe the overwhelming evidence that MSG is generally safe to consume, and has been found beneficial when used to reduce salt intake, or choose to believe a whole lot of paranoid baloney?
Such a difficult choice /s
@jv: Did you even check the article Author's biased website? "Truth in Labeling Campaign" - the whole site is cooked mate and the author is clearly baised.
There are countless studies that have dispelled this ridiculous myth already, but people continue to perpetuate the stupidity.
@jv: Uh, yes they do, from the link you posted, under Author information:
"Truth in Labeling Campaign, 850 N DeWitt Place Suite 20B, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Adrienne Samuels, Ph.D, Truth in Labeling Campaign, 850 N DeWitt Place Suite 20B, Chicago, IL 60611 USA."
Google that, then jump onto the site and you will see that it's just a bunch of anti-MSG nonsense. Clear bias.
@jv: hi jv - simply being available on ncbi alone is not a good indicator of reliability. Of particular note, the article begins with: "Letter to the editor" - this could contain anything at all and be bogus or otherwise.
With a little bit of looking, you'd see that this particular author has a strong personal bias against MSG.
@jv: seems like the author's partner has/had some kind of ongoing medical/psychosomatic issue and they've decided MSG was the cause.
Just as likely, if not more so.. it wasn't
The outcome was already known, so probability is irrelevant.
The outcome was already known, so probability is irrelevant.
where's your proof it was 'already known'?
I already knew.
Anecdotal evidence is the lowest form of evidence. So you are bringing the lowest form of evidence to this discussion.
And opinion isn't fact. The same way a written opinion piece isn't a study
@jv: You only have anecdotal evidence. So it's opinion.
Your belief it's true can easily be explained by the nocebo effect.
@jv: No legitimate studies to back up your point of view.
All you offer to the discussion is personal opinion.
No legitimate studies to back up your point of view.
I've done my own tests to prove it.
is personal opinion.
Not opinion when I've tested it…
I've done my own tests to prove it.
Not opinion when I've tested it…
Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
Anecdotal evidence (personal tests) is the lowest form of evidence. Continuing to hold a flawed opinion based on such testing would suggest a very strong confirmation bias.
I'm not biased. No incentive to be.
The definition says nothing about incentive. Therefore claiming lack of incentive still doesn't disprove your confirmation bias.
Therefore claiming lack of incentive still doesn't disprove your confirmation bias.
I've not seen any proof of bias.
I've not seen any proof of bias.
You have been presented links to studies with sound methodology that have disproven the harmful effects of MSG.
Your own 'double blind' testing has been debunked by another user based on flawed methodology.
If you would rather hold on to your unfounded beliefs instead of accepting what is proven to be true that would be a confirmation bias
Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
OMG, talk about good timing! Went to buy my FIRST ever pack of MSG via amazon today while buying some other stuff but minimum order was 3 packets! So deleted it and bought everything else. Check OZb and here it is! haha.
Do you got prime?
If so this is $5 delivered.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Ajinomoto-MSG-Seasoning-500g/dp/B0…
Do you got prime?
Do you got English?
That's the one I went to purchase, but its minimum 3 packets to purchase it.
DO u use this at home? I know restaurants do, but not sure if heard of home use. Pretty much demonised by mums all over.
Just put it in a small container and name it chicken salt. Problm solved and delicious meals incoming!
I do, you can pretty much put it in any savoury dish.
Do I use it while cooking or sprinkle it over at the end or both?
heat doesn't break down MSG, so use it while cooking to distribute it evenly across your food.
How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-msg-got-a-bad-rap-f…
Not just that. Asian mums hate it because their kids love instant noodles (from Japan no less) more than the bland tasteless noodles they make themselves. They started making up stories about them. 1st the MSG will *&#$& you, then that instant noodles are made of wax, and some girl ate so much she had a lump of wax removed surgically from her stomach, etc.
on that note, as a kid I was constantly told about kids or other people who played games for 30h straight and died and i should be careful, not sure how thats relevant to a hobby i have lul
people are weird
Yeah 30 hrs will kill you so back it up a notch, stop at 29hr and live to play another day+5hrs.
Indomie Noodles FTW!
only if you make it properly,
cringe worthy when you see it being made in the work kitchen.
What kind of things can I add this to, other than fried rice?
Wondering whether this might be worth adding to my yoghurt and muesli.
LMAO. You trolling? Generally it's to add umami to foods.
Try it and see but most people prefer their yoghurt without umami… ;)
Add it to any vegetables, meat etc and feel the difference!
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It also helps retain the vibrant colour of some vegetables after boliling/blanching/steaming them.
Didn't know that. Will look it up….
You can add it to almost any savoury dish, same as you can regular salt.
e.g. if using chicken fillets, it adds the flavour you would have got from cooking with bone-in pieces.
One way to get that is by adding things like tomato and parmesan cheese, which are rich in glutamate. That's how we got Parmigiana!
But using raw MSG gives you other options.
same as you can regular salt.
Salt is essential for life though…
Lack of salt can lead to shock, coma and death…
i add it to ice-cream to cover the bland vanilla taste.
I use it on pretty much every cut of protein I cook. It’s amazing as a seasoning on steak. Dry brining your steak with salt and MSG is god-tier
This stuff makes me itchy
Stop putting it in your underpants
Im in the same boat. I previously brought 2kgs of the stuff from Amazon as it worked out cheaper lol
Used it for the first time and ended up with a itchy rash :(
It’s a food additive, try adding it your food this time.
Haiyaaa msg good for the body
Not for the brain though…
Dam dude, you must be on an MSG drip straight to the brain then.
No, I try and avoid it as much as possible…
So Asian people have something wrong with their brains considering the amount of msg they eat.
So Asian people have something wrong with their brains
Really ???
How do you know I'm not Asian (or identify as Asian)?
@jv: I don't know whether you are or not. That's why I am asking how do you know it's not good for the brain.
Yum. The spice of life. Try it with freshly popped corn. Its to die for, metaphorically speaking and not literally, OK?
Your body, your choice…
I throw S&B seasoned salt & pepper on mine. It's a combination of salt, white and black pepper, sugar and msg. yum
Do you just sprinkle it on raw or dilute it with the oil/butter you cook it in?
I sprinkle it straight on with salt after cooking and give it a good mix and tuck in. If you like eating popcorn before, you'll be devouring it with this magic stuff.
After I cook my popcorn, I just sprinkle it on top and shake it around to distribute, repeat if you want more flavor.
Irony is that it is made from corn….
MSG is fine and I use it occasionally when I make fried rice or noodles.
However, I get headache when I eat at restaurants in Box Hill. Not sure what they put, but the smell and the taste of food gives me a severe headache.
Its the amount they are using more than the item itself, also theyt add sugar plus whatever else. Just drink more water.
The fact that just the smell gives comment OP a headache kinda seems like it's more than likely psychosomatic.
However, I get headache when I eat at restaurants in Box Hill
Same… and feel nauseous.
I reckon it might be something to do with the restaurant foods compared to using msg at home.
If you are willing to give it a go it will at least confirm one way or the other if you have issue with msg or not.
haha and when you go home extreme dehydration and parched
Hence the headaches… poor dudes just need to consume more water.
Is it similar to getting hangover when drinking alcohol? The body dehydrates and hence the headaches.
@Meeb: I think the embodiment of a very stupid person is someone who writes walls of texts on the Internet to strangers like some pseudo intellectual