So what's up with MSG?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:35 pm
Good or bad?
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grzegorz wrote:I had some today in some spicy Chinese peanuts and I could my tongue felt weird afterwards so I checked and sure enough MSG.
grzegorz wrote:Having not had MSG for ages I definitely noticed a lot of strange sensations from it. I didn't enjoy it but I did recognize it. I don't know why they don't just use salt and pepper instead.
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I had some today in some spicy Chinese peanuts and I could my tongue felt weird afterwards so I checked and sure enough MSG.
middleway wrote:I had some today in some spicy Chinese peanuts and I could my tongue felt weird afterwards so I checked and sure enough MSG.
Bear in mind that Peanuts are one of the most allergenic foods in the world. It could be a very mild, recently developed peanut allergy.
Allergies can appear out of no where. A Friend of mine was a sea food maniac, then one day BOOM, eating some shimp closed up his throat and made his lips and face swell. He assumed it was something in the sauce ... next time he had some shrimp, same reaction. This was in his mid 30's.
wiesiek wrote:MSG is dissolving membranes of the taste cells ,
this force our taste sense stronger reaction.
Additionally our bodes has tendency for MSG accumulations .
Doc`s from our site may adds some info, what kind of damage it may cost.
grzegorz wrote:I had some today in some spicy Chinese peanuts and I could my tongue felt weird afterwards so I checked and sure enough MSG.
Trick wrote:grzegorz wrote:Having not had MSG for ages I definitely noticed a lot of strange sensations from it. I didn't enjoy it but I did recognize it. I don't know why they don't just use salt and pepper instead.
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I like Chinese food very much, but way too often here in China restaurants "spice" up the food too spicy, too salty, too sweet for my Swedish taste buds, although I enjoy the very spicy "Sichuan-spicy" taste
Orpheus wrote:grzegorz wrote:I had some today in some spicy Chinese peanuts and I could my tongue felt weird afterwards so I checked and sure enough MSG.
That strange feeling on your tongue is the numbing sensation of 花椒 (known as prickly ash in English). Represented by the 麻 character on your bag. Common in Sichuan cooking, particularly when paired with spicy flavors. MSG may be bad, but it probably isn't the tongue sensation thing.