Today I am going to explore why it is so popular in these cuisines and, more importantly, how does it enhance the flavour of food? The main reason why MSG is more commonly used in Japanese meals is tradition.

今天我将要探究一下为什么精烹饪中如此之流行。更重要是，我将要探究为什么它可以增加食物风。 精（MSG）如此常用于日本菜主要原因，是因为这是一种惯例。

Should taste terrific. Tons of garlic, pepper, and soy sauce, no MSG.

道应该很棒。加了大量大蒜、胡椒酱油，没有精。

Besides that, we'll also be using a half teaspoon white pepper powder, a quarter teaspoon of five spice powder… together with the mandatory salt and MSG.

除此之外，我们还要用半茶匙白胡椒粉，四分之一茶匙五香粉… … 以及必需精。

Chasing this rich flavor is what led to MSG's invention in 1908.

正是为了追求这种浓郁口感， 1908 年人们发明了精。

But what does this have to do with MSG?

但这精有什么关？

The MSG is where the flavor comes from.

精就是这道源泉。

Monosodium glutamate is really bad for your health.

精真对你健康有害。

Well, in 1908, Kikunae Ikeda identify a fifth 'taste'. and it is thought that MSG intensifies this naturally occurring 'taste' in some food.

1908年，池田菊苗发现了第五种道。精很自然地加强了一些事物道。

At that point, season with an optional quarter teaspoon MSG, and thicken with a slurry of teaspoon cornstarch mixed with a tablespoon of water.

这个时候，可以用四分之一小勺精调，但这不是必须，然后用一小勺淀粉一大勺水混合成勾芡汁倒入其中，使汤汁更粘稠。

There was no doubt a racist element to the way the MSG myth spread; those involved in its dissemination were also motivated by a gnawing fear of obsolescence as a new threat to their existence began to gain popularity.

毫无疑问，精神话传播方式带有种族主义元素；那些参与其传播人也是出于对过时痛苦恐惧，因为威胁到他们生存新人群开始逐渐受到欢迎。

And I put my hand in it and I put the whole thing in my, I ate the whole thing of MSG, the whole handful.

我把手伸进去掏，把整把精都吃了。

I'm also adding a generous glug of soy sauce as our savory foundation enhanced by a sprinkle of msg.

然后多倒一些酱油，这可是主要调料，再加点精增加滋。

The chile oil packs a fervid, MSG-like punch - it was the only one that made me sweat.

辣椒油有一股浓烈、类似精冲击力，这是唯一把我辣出汗辣椒油。

But if you're feeling salty, you need to consume a whole kilogram of MSG to die that way.

但如果你想来点咸，进食精致死需要整整一公斤。

Well, in 1908, Kikunae Ikeda identified a fifth " taste" . And it is thought that MSG intensifies this naturally occurring " taste" in some food.

1908年池田菊苗发现了一种新道-精。精大大提高了一些食品中自身含有道。

Besides that, we've also got one teaspoon of fennel seed, this time blitzed into a fine powder, a teaspoon of chili powder, a teaspoon of salt, and a half teaspoon of MSG.

除此之外，还要一茶匙茴香籽，这次磨成细粉，一茶匙辣椒粉，一茶匙，半茶匙精。

Now for the savory part, soy sauce will be our base here, but we're intensifying it with a pinch of both salt and msg, a few drops of sesame oil for nuttiness and of course spinach his best friend garlic.

关于调部分，我们用酱油做底料，然后再加点精来增加一点滋，再撒上几滴香油，当然还要加上菠菜最佳拍档——大蒜。

Recent studies have established the vital role glutamate plays in our metabolism, and some researchers even think MSG is a healthier alternative to added fat and sodium.

最新研究明确了谷氨酸人体新陈代谢中所起关键作用，一些学者甚至认为精是一种更健康选择而不是添加脂肪纳。

Half a century ago, a letter published in The New England Journal of Medicine described a terrifying new condition whose symptoms — headache, sweating, heart palpitations — were associated with a common ingredient of dishes served in Chinese restaurants: monosodium glutamate, or MSG.

半个世纪以前，一封发表《新英格兰医学杂志》上信描述了一种可怕新性疾病，其症状——头痛、出汗、心悸——都与中餐馆中常见一种调料有关：精。

A popular belief is that MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort but current studies have found no evidence to support this.

一种普遍观点认为，精会引起头痛其他不适感，但目前研究没有发现任何证据支持这一点。