"axlq" wrote in message
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Christopher Richards wrote:
I live in Oakland California. I have been going to a great Vietnamese
restaurant that has all kinds of textured protien. They make an excellent

Careful -- textured protein products ALWAYS contain MSG as a
consequence of manufacture. This MSG is probably why you like the
flavor so much; MSG makes things taste better but I sure don't want
it in my body.

See http://www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html

I'd especially be suspicious if you get it from any Asian food
store. And if you ask them, they usually don't know what MSG is,
but call it by something else in their language. I have found this
particularly the case for Korean and Vietnamese places. Chinese
store and restaurant owners typically know the term "MSG" and what
it means.

-A

Thanks. I live on Asian food, it's one of the reasons I live here. But I
shall check the MSG. I think the package had ingredients on it in English.
It does say that it is non-genetically modified. I'll be going back in a few
days and will check. I have since figured out how to prepare it. I stir
fried some eggplant and bock choy, and some onion and put it in some
Brahim's sauces. I like their Kuah Pajeri and Kuah Masak Lemak, wasn't so
fond of the Kuah Sambal Tumis which is more for seafood. Having this with
some jasmine rice has been a real treat.
CR