The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019)

Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019) by rangibaby on Sunday December 20, 2020 @06:29PM (#25490614)

You might be onto something with the name theory. In JP it’s commonly called “flavor salt”, and there is no sign of anti-MSG anywhere

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Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019) by bobthepanda on Sunday December 20, 2020 @06:36PM (#25490657)

The silly thing about this is that in Korea (as in Japan) seaweed/kelp based stock is incredibly common, and that's the historical origin of MSG as we know it today.

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Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019) by thaumasiotes on Sunday December 20, 2020 @10:42PM (#25491936)

> In JP it’s commonly called “flavor salt”

In China, 味精, "essence of flavor".

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Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019) by rangibaby on Monday December 21, 2020 @06:03AM (#25493821)

I think that’s because the original brand of MSG anywhere is Ajinomoto 味の素 which means essence of flavor. 味塩 is the same thing but comes mixed with salt.

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