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Maggi Noodles

Good luck with your Maggi

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 / VM

You know when you're cooking a packet of Maggi noodles in a saucepan, and you haven't used enough water or don't move the stuff soon enough from the pan to a plate once it's done cooking, and you're basically left with a hot lump of maida stuck to the bottom? That's 2020. When you cook … Continue reading Good luck with your Maggi

How we've let ourselves become anxious about MSG

June 7, 2015August 8, 2018 / VM

The Wire June 7, 2015 In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter from Robert Ho Man Kwok, a doctor in Maryland. Kwok wrote that he experienced symptoms like an allergic reaction every time he ate at a local Chinese restaurant, but that he didn’t know what the cause was. After him, … Continue reading How we've let ourselves become anxious about MSG

How we’ve let ourselves become anxious about MSG

June 7, 2015August 8, 2018 / VM

The Wire June 7, 2015 In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter from Robert Ho Man Kwok, a doctor in Maryland. Kwok wrote that he experienced symptoms like an allergic reaction every time he ate at a local Chinese restaurant, but that he didn’t know what the cause was. After him, … Continue reading How we’ve let ourselves become anxious about MSG

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