MSG IS BETTER THAN SALT

I have been cooking for about 10 years now and my restaurant serves almost all types of dishes. I cater also in special occasions and weddings are my favorite. As chef, I have a huge responsibility to my customers, customers that pay for my dishes that I serve to them. I am also concerned with their health. The local food authority in the city conducted a seminar in food preparation and during the seminar, I learned that msg or Umami is better than salt.

MSG is knwon as flavor intensifier. It is because with a small amount of it, it brings out the best in the food that you prepare. Contradictory to past notions about MSG, it is not good for the health and especially for the bones. We chefs make sure that the dishes that we prepare are all healthy to our customers. As they say, too much of the good stuff is also bad for the health. Too much salt in a dish can also lead to hypertension and high blood pressure.

In my kitchen, I use MSG, a little of it in my dishes. I try to avoid using salt because with a small amount of Umami in the dish that I am cooking, it brings the best taste already. I don't need to add salt for taste purposes. Many recipe books avoid using msg or umami. But I prefer to use this because I am sure that my customer don't get hypertension and high blood pressure.