MSG is Kind of Awesome (Here’s Why)

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What have you heard about MSG? There’s a lot of myths and stereotypes surrounding this flavor enhancer. Chances are, much of what you may have learned about MSG is wrong. Today on the podcast, we are dispelling myths and unveiling the toxic and racist history behind MSG. Our expert for this episode is none other than Kim Phạm (@kim_tpham) a self-proclaimed “internet weirdo” and co-founder of @Omsom, a proud + loud Asian food brand that makes it easy to cook restaurant-quality Asian dishes at home in under 30 minutes.

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

What inspired Kim and her sister to start Omsom
What is MSG and how it’s made
Kim’s personal connection to MSG
What taste to expect from MSG and how to use it in cooking
The historical context behind the anti MSG movement and how it’s rooted in xenophobia
Some of the unexpected health benefits of MSG

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm Wendy.
0:04.1	And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast.
0:07.0	Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness.
0:20.8	This is a highly requested topic that we're going to be covering today.
0:26.0	We're getting into MSG monosodium glutamate.
0:29.6	A lot of you all had questions about it.
0:32.1	And we are super fan girls of Amsom, which you will learn more about.
0:38.4	It's an Asian food brand.
0:40.7	And they just launched a product that has MSG.
0:43.2	And I'm like, oh, this would be a great conversation to have with one of the co-founders,
0:48.0	just talking about where the stigma with MSG comes from, some historical context.
0:54.5	And also, like, just the uses.
0:56.0	Because I think there's a lot of confusion about how to actually use it in the kitchen.
1:00.5	So, Jess, what is your experience with MSG like growing up?
1:04.8	Did you see any messaging around MSG?
1:06.9	Was it something that you used in your cooking?
1:10.0	No, it was not something that we used in cooking.
1:12.8	And the messaging around it was that MSG was like going to cause all this disease.
1:19.6	And I remember all the restaurants would have signs that said they don't,
1:24.0	like the Chinese restaurant sort of sign saying, no, we don't use MSG.
1:27.8	And so, it just was something that was very demonized, vilified.
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