Is MSG actually harmful? Discover what science reveals about this controversial food additive, its hidden sources, and why ...

MSG is an often misunderstood spice that should be utilized more frequently in cooking. Here's why MSG deserves a spot in your seasoning cabinet.

The restauranteur's new cookbook shares the magic of Cantonese cuisine with the world The post Chef Calvin Eng finds the perfect balance in ‘Salt Sugar MSG’ appeared first on JoySauce.

But chow mein is Chinese food, and judged on a different scale. MSG in this delicacy, also exquisite, apparently causes endless nausea and crippling headaches. In the brilliant “Exotic Deadly ...

When playwright Keiko Green was in her early teens, she learned that her grandfather — her ojiichan — had worked as a food scientist for Ajinomoto, the Tokyo-based company best known for inventing ...

The myth that MSG is bad for you comes from a letter a doctor wrote to the New England Journal of Medicine in 1968, where he coined the term "Chinese restaurant syndrome" to describe a variety of ...

As David Chang asked: “Why was MSG villainized in Chinese restaurants, but fine when it occurred naturally in Parmesan?” Monosodium glutamate is at the center of a new show at the San ...