MSG is an often misunderstood spice that should be utilized more frequently in cooking. Here's why MSG deserves a spot in your seasoning cabinet.

Fry seasoning ingredients vary from bottle to bottle at the store, but many of them contain this secret ingredient (no, not MSG) you must try using at home.

MSG by any other name would still be as harmful. When most people hear the name monosodium glutamate, or MSG, they immediately think of Chinese food. And while the chemical is used in many Chinese ...

The history of MSG However, the inclusion of MSG in many Asian cuisines is where much of the misinformation (and xenophobia) surrounding the seasoning comes from.

MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is getting a new look from local chefs, who are reevaluating the science and the popular perception of the much-maligned seasoning.

For years, monosodium glutamate (MSG) has had a bad rap. The flavour enhancer used in many Asian cultures was thought to trigger physical complaints including headaches, numbness and palpitations ...

These chefs are done apologizing for using the highly-effective flavor booster.

If you’re still afraid of the seasoning MSG giving you headaches, you’ve bought into a decades-old myth: MSG isn’t causing it, and it’s not actually “bad for you” the way you were told ...

MSG has been blamed for many ills, from migraines to obesity to Alzheimer's and, as such, has been relentlessly studied by scientists, doctors, people within the industry and people who want it ...