[matango88]

anybody else notice Vietnamese food has too much MSG? today I ate some vietnamese food and within 30 minutes I had allergic reactions to the MSG in the food, my nose was running and I kept sneezing, and my nasal area was sore and I also got a headache! it took a few hours to go away

I dont have allegies, so I knew something was wrong with the food

http://www.truthinlabeling.org/adversereactions.html

Respiratory
Asthma
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Tightness in the chest
Runny nose
Sneezing

[Antz]

my mum never puts MSG in her food (she's like 100% against msg LOL) so it's all good for me. <3
and i rarely have vietnamese food out of home. i prefer western food.

[hamster428]

so that's where my crappy respiratory system comes from! my mom grew up using MSG and can't quit it ><

[luna81]

My family never bought MSG before but we always have a little bit of it in our food because of nuoc mam.

My grandma loves using that stuff, my uncle keeps throwing it away and replace it with sugar. She's old and can't tell the difference.

All Asian food have MSG though, American food too.

[je_amourx]

I don't think its just Vietnamese food, I know Chinese food has a whole lot of MSG also the junk food we eat as well. It's best to eat at home

[matango88]

I don't think its just Vietnamese food, I know Chinese food has a whole lot of MSG also the junk food we eat as well. It's best to eat at home

yes, lots of Chinese Dim Sum foods are loaded with MSG, epecially the meats with sauces

also vietnamese soups like PHO have MSG added to the broth as a flavor enhancer

beef bullion cubes used to make soups, canned beef broth, canned chicken broth, etc, are loaded with MSG

if your sensitive to MSG, you have to watch what you eat

mostly restaurant foods have too much MSG, especially asian restaurants

[Awkward Smile]

Everything has MSG, even chips.. like hot cheetos.

[matango88]

Everything has MSG, even chips.. like hot cheetos.

true most fast foods and other snacks contain some MSG

but asian restaurant food has a higher percentage, more than usual, that can cause side effects or illness for people sensitive to MSG

when I got sick yesterday after eating some Vietnamese pork, I could really feel the effects, I had to lie down for a while to rest

[13miracles]

My family never buy MSG
So the foods we cook have none MSG
That's why we doesnt like to go out and eat because we know they'll have MSG > <

[PDURRR]

yeah pho has msg
i dont think the rice dishes and stuff do though
well thats hwat i always get
i only eat pho once in awhile

[princessleenie]

My sister is allergic to msg and she bearly eats vietnamese food cause she always gets allergic reaction. Theres like only this one rest. here that she can eat at. She sometimes gets it from chinese rest. but not as often as vietnamese, I dont know why?

[suki_*]

yeahh alotta pho places pump the soups with msg compared to alotta other dishes because i think it takes a good day to make authentic pho soup (boiling the ox tail and what not) but neways, it's still good but so sad that you are allergic sorry to hear

i'm allergic to some sort of msg in chicken noodle soup from cambells soup... weird!!! after drinking that, my face would get really dry and itchy =( and i would have trouble breathing.

[x0_saturn_0x]

yeahh
except i hear it more about chinese food ><
one of my friends cant eat chinese food from restauraunts cuz of the MSG that's in it x_x

[foreverxlove]

YUSH!!! I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But good thing I dun go out to eat dat much. My whole family is like SUPER DUPER against MSG so dey NEVA put it in da food so dere's a bright side for me ^.^

[iwanabiggal0lly]

I dont really care, i just eat it even though i know its bad for me. D: Im going to die young.

[matango88]

YUSH!!! I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But good thing I dun go out to eat dat much. My whole family is like SUPER DUPER against MSG so dey NEVA put it in da food so dere's a bright side for me ^.^

I also read that MSG cause brain damage and can cause ALZHEIMER's DISEASE


Glutamate Blockers?
Have you noticed that pharmaceutical companies are spending millions of dollars developing glutamate blockers with which to fight neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer's disease, while the glutes are pouring (often hidden) processed glutamate (MSG) into our food?

http://www.truthinlabeling.org/index.html

[monchichi]

That's why the best Vietnamese food is home cooked Vietnamese food because you know what's in it

[xxbearbear]

It basically just depends on where you go
if it's at home, you know what's in it
at certain restaurants-- you have to be careful.

my dad never uses MSG nowadays ^^;
i used to love the stuff when i was little :x haha.
but now we use sugar to replace it o_o;~

[x3DOLPHiN]

um, i'm vietnamese too ~
but what is MSG ??
i know i'm a bad asian >.<

&&
someone told me he watched the discovery channel.
and it said VIETNAMESE FOOD IS THE MOST HEALTHIEST (:

-don't say i'm wrong, because i didn't say it first of all ^^

[chocopocky]

That's why you don't eat out when it comes to Asian food.