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From: seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Re: Vegatable Dip (really MSG)
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 14:23:51 EDT
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	MSG is usually used in chinese foods to bring out the
flavor of things, particularly meat. One problem I have with
MSG is that it emphasizes some flavors while masking others. In
many recipes, this is not what you want, especially if you're
dealing with delicately flavored foods. 
	And a Chinese restaurant that is worth eating at doesn't
use MSG. If they did, a lot of dishes would start tasting alike.
I don't know that I'm sensitive to MSG, but I can usually tell
when it's used to cover less than wonderful cooking. One of the
best Chinese restaurants I've ever eaten out comes right out
and says they never use MSG since it changes the way food tastes.
(That's Chef Chu's in Mountainview, CA. His cookbook is exceptional
also.)

Sharon Badian 	ihnp4!mtgzz!seb