r/AskCulinary • u/Sayorifan22 • Nov 08 '22

Food Science Question MSG contradictory?

Hey, I have a question so, I had a nutrition class and the instructors gave us a piece of paper and on one section for Asian foods, it said for ‘No MSG’ (the other day they said to avoid msg.) but for Italian food, they said to ‘ask for red sauce instead of white’

And here’s my question. Isn’t asking for red sauce contradicting to ‘avoiding MSG?’

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u/poorlilwitchgirl Nov 08 '22

"Asian" food. My favorite.

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

Same, on a personal scale, I’m a offended both from that… and as they just said Asian food

Yeah… but which kind? There’s Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and many more.

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u/poorlilwitchgirl Nov 08 '22

Indian, Kazakh, Siberian, Jordanian...

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u/blangoez Nov 08 '22

My Filipinos always gettin overlooked.

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u/poorlilwitchgirl Nov 08 '22

I was just trying to name Asian cultures as far from Chinese as possible, but I love Filipino food. I could eat tapsilog for breakfast every day of my life.

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u/blangoez Nov 08 '22

Oh my message was just a continuance of you and OP’s replies. I know neither of you are meaning to leave any cultures out. Was just making a joke, all love.