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The Lunar New Years Special: Mia Cracks The MSG Case

It Could Happen Here

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MSG - I Lost Me, Yeah?

In 1969, 58 million pounds of MSG were being produced in the US per year. The additive was advertised as pure monosodium glutamate that makes food flavors sing. Food Historian Ian Mosby: It's actually really weird that MSG is thought of as a Chinese thing.

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