Msg Rice
Msg is one of the most controversial ingredients on the planet.
Msg rice. Msg is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty savory flavor of food as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. While some claim that it s a totally safe and healthy food additive that can help ramp up flavor and minimize sodium intake others have dubbed it a cancer causing food and have tied it to side effects like headaches and high blood pressure. And i think that s why the experiment ended up disappointing. The main culprits were the fried rice yellow from the addition of chicken stock base which gave it a very intense chicken flavor but also imparted loads of msg.
Homemade slow cooked 10 hours broth served steamy hot in a big bowl with rice noodle cilantro basils onions lime wedges and bean sprout. Pho noodle soup. Msg is also used by franchises like. Fried rice and soups that could use a.
Using your homemade chicken stock is the healthier alternative. The fried rice had some of the same ingredients. Msg was conceived and promoted as a way to kick up the flavor of bland cheap foods. It should just be used in moderation as you with salt.
Considering the recommended amount for seasoning about five servings of fried rice or about a pound of meat is 1 4 to 1 2 teaspoon consuming a large quantity seems unlikely. Despite being found in abundance throughout much of the modern food supply msg should. In fact we use our homemade chicken broth we always have chicken broth in our restaurant to cook our chinese fried rice at any time. The perfect way to cure a common cold but more importantly a hang over.
Although many chinese restaurants have stopped using msg as an ingredient others continue to add it to a number of popular dishes including fried rice. It is an open secret that many chinese restaurants add either msg or chicken powder the powder form of chicken bouillon to chinese fried rice. And the ten things in the pot a soup that came in a hot pot with sterno and was also loaded with msg probably the broth. Food and drug administration a large quantity is anything exceeding 3 grams close to 2 3 teaspoon of msg.
Fact is monosodium glutamate is a naturally occurring substance in lots of foods including mushrooms tomatoes dry aged meat soy sauce and parmesan.