Comments on: In praise of MSG http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/ Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over Wed, 09 May 2012 06:42:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jeff http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/comment-page-1/#comment-125713 jeff Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:50:26 +0000 http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/#comment-125713 I dislike this post since it contains a huge logical fallacy, just because one group eats MSG with no ill effects Does not mean all those who experience that nasty MSG headache must be hypochondriacs. With this same reasoning we can conclude no one in the world is lactose intolerant you know since most Europeans and Americans eat tons of dairy with out so much as a stomach clench or for that matter there is definitely no such thing as alcohol intolerance. I'm not saying that you aren't right and hell science mostly agrees with you. I just don't like the comparison of to groups that share as many differences as they do commonalities. A lot of what is eaten today would never have been consumed in ancient times and because of geological differences and differences in food availability large differences in food tolerances and intolerances have occurred across the world. I dislike this post since it contains a huge logical fallacy, just because one group eats MSG with no ill effects Does not mean all those who experience that nasty MSG headache must be hypochondriacs. With this same reasoning we can conclude no one in the world is lactose intolerant you know since most Europeans and Americans eat tons of dairy with out so much as a stomach clench or for that matter there is definitely no such thing as alcohol intolerance.
I’m not saying that you aren’t right and hell science mostly agrees with you. I just don’t like the comparison of to groups that share as many differences as they do commonalities. A lot of what is eaten today would never have been consumed in ancient times and because of geological differences and differences in food availability large differences in food tolerances and intolerances have occurred across the world.

]]> By: Guilty Carnivore · Holy fucking shit! http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/comment-page-1/#comment-103620 Guilty Carnivore · Holy fucking shit! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:43:59 +0000 http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/#comment-103620 [...] Of course, I don’t think so. [...] [...] Of course, I don’t think so. [...]

]]> By: extramsg http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/comment-page-1/#comment-320 extramsg Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:35:12 +0000 http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/#comment-320 My heart did sink when I saw Pok Pok's menu and it said "No MSG"... The irony, of course, is that all of these places have plenty of glutamates in their food in the form of fish sauce, soy sauce, etc. I think one of the most unfotunate foods to disappear is liquamen, or Mediterranean fish sauce. btw, if you do searches for MSG you'll find all these Art Bell wannabes who essentially try to get people to avoid glutamates of all kinds, including things like: "natural chicken flavoring" "yeast extract" "soy protein" "amino acids" http://www.holisticmed.com/msg/msg-sources.txt Of course, MSG has a VERY specific meaning and most of these DO NOT apply. But they call them MSG because of the fear factor involved. My heart did sink when I saw Pok Pok’s menu and it said “No MSG”…

The irony, of course, is that all of these places have plenty of glutamates in their food in the form of fish sauce, soy sauce, etc. I think one of the most unfotunate foods to disappear is liquamen, or Mediterranean fish sauce. btw, if you do searches for MSG you’ll find all these Art Bell wannabes who essentially try to get people to avoid glutamates of all kinds, including things like:

“natural chicken flavoring”
“yeast extract”
“soy protein”
“amino acids”

http://www.holisticmed.com/msg/msg-sources.txt

Of course, MSG has a VERY specific meaning and most of these DO NOT apply. But they call them MSG because of the fear factor involved.

]]> By: The Guilty Carnivore http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/comment-page-1/#comment-301 The Guilty Carnivore Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:17:49 +0000 http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/#comment-301 Au contraire mon frère, this is partly in honor of you and, via your handle, the torch you bear. Keep hope alive! Au contraire mon frère, this is partly in honor of you and, via your handle, the torch you bear. Keep hope alive!

]]> By: extramsg http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/comment-page-1/#comment-293 extramsg Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:43:44 +0000 http://guiltycarnivore.com/2006/12/11/in-praise-of-msg/#comment-293 Dang, and I thought this was in honor of me.... Dang, and I thought this was in honor of me….

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