There is a buzz around right now caused by monosodium glutamate (MSG), or whatever you prefer to call it. The savoury flavour otherwise known as umami was named 100 years ago after first being isolated from seaweed in Japan in 1907. Even if you think you haven’t tasted umami or glutamate you probably have and it has probably compelled you to shove even more food in your willing cake hole. Chinese food has a bad reputation for containing MSG – […]