"axlq" > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> 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