MSG (monosodium glutamate) is becoming a hot topic in
society today. Many people believe that consume MSG will be bad for the body. As reported by health.howstuffworks.com,
there are several impacts related to the consumption of MSG. Research has
documented several effects related to MSG, including burning sensations of the
mouth, head and neck, weakness of the arms or legs, headaches and upset stomach
approximately 15 minutes after the MSG is consumed.
One study in mice concluded that injections of MSG
produced obesity, inactivity and many other hormone fluctuations. The impact is
more severe due to excessive consumption of MSG among others exposed to a
number of dangerous diseases such as high blood pressure, stroke, and cancer.
In 1908, the Japanese discovered the fifth type of taste
called "unami". Taste "unami" or savory is what became the
forerunner of making MSG. In the past, MSG was in the form of seaweed that
became the most common cooking spice in China for hundreds of years. MSG is not
only found in Chinese food, foods like chips, soups, and fast food now contain
a lot of MSG. Even we sometimes feel not satisfied or steady with homemade
cooking if you have not added MSG in it. But, we have to remember the negative
impact of MSG consumption, we should start switching to use more healthy
ingredients and we can still make the taste delicious food.
1.
Use healthy ingredients
To make the food taste more delicious,
tasty, and without the harmful effects that MSG causes, we can use these
ingredients.
In order for more delicious food, we can
use salt, cheese, meat, mushrooms, tomatoes, asparagus, almonds, and anchovies.
2.
Cooking Techniques
In addition to using these ingredients, we
can also use certain cooking techniques in order to produce healthier foods
without MSG but with more savory flavor, such as grilling, boiling, or cooking
meat with a little water. The purpose of this
cooking technique is to break down the natural glutamate content of the food we cook, so it can
taste more tasty.
References:
Ruth Fenandha Pramasita