Welcome to “Cookbook of the Week.” This is a series where I highlight cookbooks that are unique, easy to use, or just special to me. While finding a particular recipe online serves a quick purpose, ...

“I always joke that salt, sugar, MSG is the Chinese trinity seasoning mix,” chef Calvin Eng told me recently. The trio is so integral to his style of Cantonese American cooking that he named his ...

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a salt form of glutamic acid, an amino acid naturally found in the body and many foods. It is used as an ingredient to make foods taste umami or savory, one of the five ...

In March, the World Health Organization issued a dire warning that was also completely obvious: Nearly everyone on the planet consumes too much salt. And not just a sprinkle too much; on average, ...

If you’ve ever eaten sauteed mushrooms, fresh tomatoes or Parmesan cheese, then your taste buds have experienced the wonderful taste known as umami. This unique taste is due to the amounts of MSG ...

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a food additive that makes foods more flavorful. It has sodium, but only about one-third of the amount in table salt. MSG may help reduce your salt intake while keeping ...