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BLOG: Conquering the MSG syndrome

July 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY MSG — monosodium glutamate, flavor enhancer for Asian foods — is sort of my oppressor. I know you readers would be shocked that I, being a frequent diner at Asian restaurants, don’t care for MSG. A small amount of glutamic powder can do wonders for our taste buds. But […]

Filed Under: Feature stories, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2018, MSG, PUBLISHER'S NG BLOG, VOL 37 NO 30 | JULY 21 - JULY 27

Nestle India decides to remove popular noodles from stores

June 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — Nestle India said Friday it had decided to take its popular brand of instant noodles off the shelves in the country after several Indian states banned it for allegedly containing unsafe levels of lead. The company said in a statement that the trust of its consumers and the safety of products […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, MSG, Nestle India, New Delhi, Several Indian, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26

BLOG: Why my Chinese friends picked Indian food

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng “What’s the best place for Chinese food?” many Seattle Chinese are frequently confronted with this question.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Hong Kong Chinese, MSG, Mandarin-style Chinese, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Chinese, Vancouver Chinese, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21

10 ways to improve the Asian Diet

January 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly As 2013 kicks off, so do the New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier. Yes, getting in shape means changing your diet, but that doesn’t mean that you need to give up your favorite Asian foods! After all, Asian cuisine can be great for you. “Asian diets tend to be […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2013, American Nutrition Counseling, Asian Diet, Ellyn Satter Institute, MSG, Mindful Nutrition, New Year, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, RD, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 3 | January 12 - January 18

Demystifying hot pot … and Little Sheeps

August 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Is there such a thing as a “real little sheep” (versus “fake little sheep”)?

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 2011, Assunta Ng, Beijing, Brad Owen, China, Chinese, Genghis Khan, Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot Restaurant, Little Sheeps, MSG, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12

Life lessons through food

September 27, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As expected of the wired Generation X-er I am, I Googled “Serve the People” to find out more about the book and the author. I was a little surprised; what I thought was a cleverly coined book title was actually a political slogan stemming from a speech Mao Zedong delivered on Sept. 8, 1944, in memory of a fellow Communist party member.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: Chairman Wang, Chef Zhang, China, Chinese American, Cultural Revolution, Hualian Cooking School, Jereme Leung, MSG, Mao Zedong, Pat Tanumihardja, Southern California, Whampoa Club, commentary, culture, language, vol 27 no 40 | September 27 - October 3

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