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From: donn@hp-dcd.UUCP (donn)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Vegatable Dip (really MSG)
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 00:08:00 EDT
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Nf-From: hp-dcd!donn    May 27 20:08:00 1985

Just as a calibration point Aji-no-Moto (a Japanese brand of MSG)
is normally sold in VERY large quantities (5 pound tins!).  My
experience is Hawaii, not Japan, but it is a Japanese brand and
it has always been my impression that is it was also the case in Japan.
(Large tins are considered significant gifts for major occasions.)
This tends to confirm that it's normally used in the Orient in large
quantities.

My understanding is that "Aji-no-Moto" means "the essence of flavor".

I still refer to it/think of it as "Aji" even if it is Durkee's.

Maybe MSG syndrome is the analog to lactose intolerance that people
of European stock must suffer :-) !

Donn