MSG has been an ingrediente non grata with American diners for decades, but over the last several years, it’s been making a comeback. Once unjustly accused of making people ill, it has recently gained ...

This velvety sauce is spiked with a pinch of MSG to keep it from being overly sweet. Microwave cream in a small microwavable bowl on high until just warm, 15 to 20 seconds. Set aside. Stir together ...

After years of defensively touting “No MSG” on their menus, many Asians working in the food industry are not only fighting back against stereotyping of this heritage ingredient — they’re proudly ...

In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter to the editor with the headline, “Chinese-Restaurant Syndrome.” The letter detailed the numbness and weakness the letter-writer would ...