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Q: Can you tell if there is MSG in your food? How?

11 years 16 weeks ago in  Food  - China

 
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Usually it's just too damn salty! If you're eating tomatoes or potatoes with a strangely strong taste, that's probably it!

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If you can chew and swallow meat before you wear your teeth out, they've probably used MSG.

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is that why "steaks" are strangely soft (tender is not the right word)

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"Like bubble gum" is the phrase your looking for

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Unless you cooked it yourself, it's a safe bet there's some good 'ol MSG in there, yum!   I don't know about the restaurants opened by foreigners, I would guess they don't use it, or at least not as much.    

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Your'e in China = MSG is your food. Simple as that.

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if you feel so thirsty after eating the food.

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If you're chewing...your digesting MSG.

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You can ask them not to use it. 'Bu(2) yao(4) wei(4)jing(1). (Tones)

 

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There's no MSG testing kit at the local Family Mart so no you can't test for it short of sending it to a lab.  About the only way you'll know is if you're allergic to it and your throat starts tightening up after a meal.  If you're worried about it don't eat out because your chances are extremely high it'll be in one or more of the dishes.

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