On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:51:32 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > your very welcome, o. stay on him if you want the pure powder, though. i
> > don't recall it being said m.s.g. was carcinogenic, but it probably has.
> >
> > i just find it baffling that a compound so stable, cheap and in wide use
> > (that's not a narcotic) is not readily available in the u.k.
>
> The stuff they were meant to get in was a paste, not a powder. He said he
> would call me if he got any in, but he didn't sound hopeful.
>
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) paste? Never heard of that.
I think your grocer doesn't understand what you're asking for.
http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fi46.htm

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.