David Downie wrote:
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> AFAIK, there is no really creditable information that small
>> quantities of MSG are harmful, However, I'm prejudiced since it is
>> a
>> mainstay for the low or no fat cooking that I go in for! Non-fat
>> cream cheese does not really come up to regular cream cheese on
>> bagels but a small amount of MSG helps!
>
> I'm not worried about harm, more about cooking from real food. I
> don't get any cooking pleasure out of putting a TV dinner in the
> microwave or ordering food from a menu. Similarly I don't want to
> put
> a manufactured "make food taste good" pixie dust on my meals, and
> pat
> myself on the shoulder. But as I said, if it was a sauce that was
> traditionally used I guess I wouldn't be thinking twice.

MSG is hardly a new "chemical"; the Japanese have been using it for a
very long time and it is derived from "natural" sources, I believe.

Jim.