It's been demonised, but the crystallised white powder is safe - and makes food takes delicious, writes Gizzi Erskine ...

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.

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

Soon his suite of symptoms were dubbed ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome,’ followed by pervasive myths of MSG being harmful, dangerous, or even toxic. “The timing of this coincided with several ...

Order your dish with light sauce or sauce on the side so you can control how much is added to your food. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a controversial additive found in some American Chinese food ...

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 ...

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 ...