"Peter T. Daniels" > wrote in message >...
> La Donna Mobile wrote:
> >
> > "neurocratic malfunction" > wrote in message
> > m...
> > > what does caviar and truffles taste like?
> > >
> > > what other gourmet stuff have you eaten?
> > >
> > > are they better than pizza and chopsuey?
> >
> > Perhaps before you try 'gourmet' food and splatter your ill-informed
> > opinions on random ngs, you should try some plain un-gourmet good quality
> > everyday food made with good quality fresh ingredients and without chemical
> > additives. It is unlikely that somebody who uses pizza and chop suey as a
> > reference point has a sophisticated palette.
>
> It's entirely possible to make either pizza or chop suey from good
> quality frech ingredients and without chemical additives. (Even MSG.)

Chinese food (which chop suey, of course, is not) without MSG is not
authentic Chinese. MSG is very common in Taiwan and the PRC. It's not
an additive any more than salt is an additive.