Some call it the 'chinese restaurant syndrome,' and most people have heard of it: It's a sensitivity to the flavor enhancer called MSG. What many people don't know is that monosodium glutamate is in a ...

After years of defensively touting “No MSG” on their menus, many Asians working in the food industry are not only fighting back against stereotyping of this heritage ingredient — they’re proudly ...

For more than five decades, MSG has been cast as a food additive that can make you sick, despite repeated studies proving otherwise. Monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG, is in almost every ...

MSG is one of the most popular food additives in the world, but is it bad for you? (Getty images; illustrated by Nathalie Cruz) When you hear the initialism MSG, certain connotations and possible red ...

In 2019, Lucky Lee's, a fast-casual Chinese American restaurant in New York City, closed its doors after less than a year in business. According to a since-deleted Instagram post, the owner vowed to ...

Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, might be one of the most widely stigmatized products in the world. What began in the 1960s and ’70s as vague reports of occasional headaches after eating Chinese food — ...

Doris Yuen was taught to avoid MSG as a kid. “My parents always told me MSG is not good for me. It makes you really thirsty,” she said. She noticed the “No MSG” or “We don’t use MSG” signs at her ...

Scientists in Japan have indicated that consuming large amounts of monosodium glutamate (MSG) may damage vision. MSG is popularly used to flavour processed and oriental foods. Rats fed a diet high in ...

Restaurateur and celebrity chef Eddie Huang is calling out the racism surrounding the stigmas tied to Chinese takeout restaurants. Huang, who, along with television personality Jeannie Mai, is ...

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