/ck/ - Food & Cooking

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>>14562264
>japan has bad steaks

What kind of beer used?

>>12657105
>Sygoi

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>>6409283
MSG is a salt made with a naturally occurring amino acid that makes things taste savory. IIRC, some Asian scientists isolated this from kombu/kelp which, like soy sauce and a bunch of other seasonings, have been used to make food tasty for centuries.

The problem with MSG is the fact that concentrated glutimate ions (The G in MSG) mess with your neurochemistry. Just like too much salt contributes to your hypertension.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamate_receptor#Excitotoxicity

That being said, there IS a place for seasonings that enhance umami within food. The problem starts when you cheat, use crap ingredients smothered in MSG to trick people's brains into eating something that they might normaly retch at. Which, like adding tons of salt, fat, and sugar, is a common marketing strategy to get people addicted to what most people consider "junk" food.

>>6409297
It is also sold at premium prices for people to get their gourmet on.