Re: Pens and tupperware.

Marc Wilson <E-0C001302-2085-E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In uk.rec.sheds, (x) wrote in
> <vp2di19hff7hhogiqvfot04u5dkdsmb95v@xxxxxxx>::
>
> >On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:26:37 +0100, David Reid <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>MSG doesn't actually taste of anything, it just tastes nice!
> >
> >Axe shirley, it tastes of MSG and I don't like it, which is anoher
> >reason why I don't like processed food.
>
> It tastes of "umami", apparently- there are *5* types of tastebuds, not 4,
> and this is the fifth one. Not all foods with this taste are processed;
> it's naturally present in meat, cheese and other savoury items. Too much
> of it is rather jarring, and apparently in excess it can do odd things to
> your CNS ("Chinese take-away syndrome" or some such).

Myth, that is. Not umami, which is real, though I've yet to see studies
showing that we taste it using a fifth kind of tastebud rather than
somewhat else. Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, OTOH, has been extensively
studied and repeatedly shown not to be caused by MSG. Stands to reason,
really; if MSG were that bad, half of China would be permanently in bed
with migraines. I believe one now suspects a combination of bad cooking,
lack of use to other Chinese ingredients, and sykollegy, BICBW.

Richard
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