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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
I'm glad to see someone revived this thread. In 2005 I was a young lad with many hopes and dreams. Today I am 7 years closer to death. This thread is a wonderful grim reminder of my mortality and that I should take every day as a gift.
To answer your questions:
1. My family and I don't really use MSG to cook. Salt does the work. I know a lot of families that occasionally do. To be honest, not every chinese family cooks with MSG all the time. The reason why the old looks so fit is because they tend to enjoy their comfort food from back home. Comfort food/peasent food from asia is usually pretty healthy.
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My sister-in-law is Asian and cooks with MSG. She says that it helps keep the veggies crunchy when making a stir fry, and honestly, I think she is right. I am not sure what the science is behind it, but it seems to make a difference.
I also can't say that MSG makes me feel ill or tired in any way. I think the effect is psychosomatic for a lot of people.