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From: mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman)
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Subject: Re: MSG in restaurants
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Date: Sat, 15-Feb-86 19:53:46 EST
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In article <242@imagen.UUCP> jay@imagen.UUCP (Jay Jaeckel) writes:
>     Similar question:  Does anyone know anything about how widespread the
>use of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) REALLY is?
   (etc.)

Actually, most Chinese restaurants do use m.s.g., and will, with varying
degrees of conscientiousness, omit it on request.  Be aware, however, that
most sauces, soups and some other dishes which are prepared in advance,
will contain the nasty stuff no matter what your request.  This is also
true of many other restaurants' salad dressings and soup stocks which are
not made fresh by them, but are bought in bulk from food processors.

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