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MSG or no MSG in your Chinese

Toiletroll · 2009-01-03 20:55:27

Well, I must say 95% of the Chinese restaurants in Ireland that I have tried have been terrible imo. The other 5% are fantastic. I ask for no MSG. What do you ask for? Do you even think to ask? :) http://www.webmd.com/video/msg-myths

03-01-2009 8:55pm

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Well, I must say 95% of the Chinese restaurants in Ireland that I have tried have been terrible imo. The other 5% are fantastic. I ask for no MSG.

What do you ask for? Do you even think to ask?

http://www.webmd.com/video/msg-myths

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#2 03-01-2009 8:57pm

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Moved to the Metal Gear Solid forum.

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#3 03-01-2009 8:57pm

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I wish they wouldn't use MSG. It always leaves me with a bloated feeling.:(

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#4 03-01-2009 8:59pm

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AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Moved to the Metal Gear Solid forum.

Metal Solid Gear is quite good I hear

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#5 03-01-2009 8:59pm

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Maddison Square Garden maybe?

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#6 03-01-2009 9:00pm

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Ah, what's the point in getting a Chinese if its not got MSG in it?
I mean you wouldn't ask for a 'grease-free' Big Mac, would you? It wouldn't be the same!

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#7 03-01-2009 9:00pm

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yummy think i'll order a curry.. couldn't give a **** whats in it.. taste fab

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#8 03-01-2009 9:01pm

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You can always tell the difference in your food when they dont use MSG. Asian Tea House In Galway dont use it in theirs, still good food though

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#9 03-01-2009 9:01pm

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Imagine Cowan with the numb lip scenario.

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#10 03-01-2009 9:05pm

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The whole MSG being bad for you thing was disproven, but never hit the mainstream, and people still avoid, afraid they'll get cancer. I have no idea of when food has or hasn't got MSG.

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#11 03-01-2009 9:08pm

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How do you know when MSG is in your chineese?
And do they listen to you when you ask for it NOT to be included?
Also, do they put MSG in the prawn crackers?

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#12 03-01-2009 9:09pm

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You ask for no MSG? Really?

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#13 03-01-2009 9:10pm

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obl wrote: »

The whole MSG being bad for you thing was disproven, but never hit the mainstream, and people still avoid, afraid they'll get cancer. I have no idea of when food has or hasn't got MSG.

I'd read that somewhere too.
The one thing I do remember being told about Chinese food is never to reheat Fried Rice in the microwave. Something to do with the rate of bacterial growth on it. -Won't kill you, but it can leave you on the jacks for a good while.

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#14 03-01-2009 9:11pm

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niceirishfella wrote: »

How do you know when MSG is in your chineese?
And do they listen to you when you ask for it NOT to be included?
Also, do they put MSG in the prawn crackers?

It gives you the feeling that you want more more more!

Modifies your brain!... Watch the video, some people get various symptoms because of it. Numbing of the lips and tongue etc. Bloating

It doesnt affect others

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#15 03-01-2009 9:14pm

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But my wife likes me all Bloated and wanting more!!!!!!!

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Pacifico wrote: »

You ask for no MSG? Really?

god only knows the extras that get put in their instead!

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#17 03-01-2009 9:17pm

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Pacifico wrote: »

You ask for no MSG? Really?

I get a numb mouth with it sometimes depending on how much they use! Why wouldnt I ask to leave it out? Makes the meal a piece of shiiT

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#18 03-01-2009 9:41pm

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niceirishfella wrote: »

But my wife likes me all Bloated and wanting more!!!!!!!

You might be doing it all wrong............:p

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#19 03-01-2009 9:43pm

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Have not eaten chinese food since i got sick with food poisoning from eating it there in November.

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#20 03-01-2009 9:49pm

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never heard of it:eek:

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I always ask for extra pigs eyelids and pubic hair

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#22 03-01-2009 9:52pm

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Any of the Chinese places I go to have 'No MSG' on their menus or signage somewhere.

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#23 03-01-2009 9:54pm

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Epic Tissue wrote: »

never heard of it:eek:

Really. It's quite a popular food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine

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#24 03-01-2009 9:55pm

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You can ask for no MSG? Hmmm. I wonder what it tastes like...spit?
It's an (man-made) excitotoxin; I'm under no illusion that it's healthy. I never linked it to cancer, has anyone? I'm quite sure it can't be good for the brain or neurosystem. I reckon it'll be the 'next big cause of Alzheimer's' - according to Sky News et al
Brains are overrated anyway. meh. As long as it recognises nice food, that's all that matters. mmmmmMSG.
PS: Your tap water is killing you. Your light bulbs are eating your soul. Your microwave and mobile phone are making you infertile. The government are just harvesting you for your organs (Not your brain. No money it them, you see)

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#25 03-01-2009 10:01pm

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we all have to die of something.. we cant avoid and cure everything..

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abi2007 wrote: »

we all have to die of something.. we cant avoid and cure everything..

Lol... omgwtfbbqsauce

Try not putting it in in the first place rather than avoiding something that perhaps should or shouldnt be in the food...

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having spent a long while on the jacks - its gonna be ages till I can fart with any confidence ever again

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you're stressing over the little things.. enjoy the taste mmm

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abi2007 wrote: »

you're stressing over the little things.. enjoy the taste mmm

You might like rubber lips but I dont!

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I think MSG coats the tongue, therefore makes everything taste better.

Well, maybe not everything, never tried it sprinkling in on .... :eek:

lightbulb moment perhaps .

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Toiletroll wrote: »

You might like rubber lips but I dont!

lol..i've never had that experiance, where do you order from? could be worth a try

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themadchef wrote: »

I think MSG coats the tongue, therefore makes everything taste better.

Well, maybe not everything, never tried it sprinkling in on .... :eek:

lightbulb moment perhaps .

Would be like getting loads of old fish and letting them "mature" for a couple weeks in the hot sun in the open air in your front garden. Intenseee.....

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#33 03-01-2009 10:22pm

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abi2007 wrote: »

lol..i've never had that experiance, where do you order from? could be worth a try

The same place that doesnt numb my lips when its not in it... Just like all the other places as well. lol wtf?

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#34 03-01-2009 10:24pm

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I don't care if it's got MSG or not, if it tastes good then I eat it.

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#35 03-01-2009 10:31pm

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Toiletroll wrote: »

The same place that doesnt numb my lips when its not in it... Just like all the other places as well. lol wtf?

In fairness that's a pretty unusual reaction. Plenty of people are allergic to completely natural and safe foods. Any argument about whether it improves the taste or is generally unhealthy is quite another issue.

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#36 03-01-2009 10:37pm

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themadchef wrote: »

I think MSG coats the tongue, therefore makes everything taste better.

Well, maybe not everything, never tried it sprinkling in on .... :eek:

Lick a pringle, it's the same thing.

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#37 03-01-2009 10:43pm

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SteveC wrote: »

Lick a pringle, it's the same thing.

Never heard that line before, but i will lol if i ever do.

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#38 03-01-2009 10:51pm

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themadchef wrote: »

Never heard that line before, but i will lol if i ever do.

Even if it's in prison and said by your 18 stone, in-for-GBH cell-mate?

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#39 03-01-2009 11:06pm

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Karoma wrote: »

Even if it's in prison and said by your 18 stone, in-for-GBH cell-mate?

If she asks me to lick her Pringle i sure as HELL better have a whole load of that MSG stuff to sprinkle on it... :eek:

"Ask me pringle", has a ring to it.

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#40 03-01-2009 11:08pm

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How do you know if it has MSG in it?

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themadchef wrote: »

If she asks me to lick her Pringle i sure as HELL better have a whole load of that MSG stuff to sprinkle on it... :eek:

And you better have a camera and post pics of it :D:D

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My mate suffers with migraines and goes mental after eating anything with MSG.

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#43 03-01-2009 11:21pm

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themadchef wrote: »

If she asks me to lick her Pringle i sure as HELL better have a whole load of that MSG stuff to sprinkle on it... :eek:

"Ask me pringle", has a ring to it.

Lolled...

Maybe you should give the doc a few cookery lessons...

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#44 03-01-2009 11:28pm

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SteveC wrote: »

Lolled...

Maybe you should give the doc a few cookery lessons...

If he's buying, i'll have what he's having, dam it but reading that made me thirsty! I will Join our leader in the smoking hut, MSG in hand and ask him how's his pringle

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MSG is the reason I don't eat much Chinese food in Ireland. It makes me feel absolutely crap afterwards. Bloated, tingling tongue and just generally sick. Had it all the time in the States without a bother. It makes me laugh when people give me a hard time about avoiding MSG. It's not because of some cancer scare, it's because it makes me feel awful. Why on earth would I eat something that was both unhealthy and made me sick?

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#46 04-01-2009 4:38pm

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Bwahaha at the person who asks for no MSG. All the sauces have been prepared since 10am that morning, so unless they spend 20 minutes making you up a new one, you're getting that msg one

I don't really see a problem with it. FDA say its GRAS (generally regarded as safe) and they spend a lot of time and money researching these things. Too much ruins a meal, sure. But it's just another salt to be added IMO.

Besides, plenty of restaurants and chefs (one expensive one over the southside of dublin and Heston Bluementhal) are going out and purposly buying loads of colourings, preservatives, emulsifiers and experiment with adding them to meals. Think jelly that stays together when heated etc...

Oh, since when did Tayto add it to their cheese and onion? I just checked the pack I'm eating and there it is, E621. I knew King and pringles (among others) use it, didn't think Tayto did though!!

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