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Curry Chat => Lets Talk Curry => Topic started by: currymonster on October 30, 2008, 02:28 PM

Title: Hi! and a question
Post by: currymonster on October 30, 2008, 02:28 PM
Hi Everybody,

I'm a long time lurker on this site and I must say its truly amazing how much work and enthusiasm you guys put into this. I've been cooking curries the traditional way for approx 15 years but now that I don't live in the UK anymore and local Indian Restaurants are truly awful, I'm very interested to try and reproduce a BIR curry at home. I've spent FAR too much time reading the forums with great interest.

Now for the question. Has anyone considered or researched whether BIRs use MSG  :o as maybe it could be a candidate for a 'Secret Ingredient'?

Currymonster
Title: Re: Hi! and a question
Post by: Curry King on October 30, 2008, 02:31 PM
Hi curry monster,

Welcome to the forum  ;)

MSG has been discussed on here a few times with the usual outcome being it makes little difference to the end result. 

Cheers
cK
Title: Re: Hi! and a question
Post by: Bobby Bhuna on October 30, 2008, 02:47 PM
Now for the question. Has anyone considered or researched whether BIRs use MSG  :o as maybe it could be a candidate for a 'Secret Ingredient'?

Yes, I'm with CK on this. Also, it may be worth mentioning that considering the average ingredients of a curry, there will probably a lot of glutamates anyway.
Title: Re: Hi! and a question
Post by: matt3333 on October 30, 2008, 03:09 PM
Sounds like a candidate for the Myths list
M
Title: Re: Hi! and a question
Post by: Bod68 on October 30, 2008, 03:28 PM
MSG is definately in Chinese cookery but I don't think its in curry as far as "I" know...
Title: Re: Hi! and a question
Post by: SnS on October 30, 2008, 03:41 PM
It used to be used a lot in BIR cooking but not so much now (due to a lot of bad publicity) ... definitely not a Myth though.

I occasionally use a little in curry (and often in Chinese fried rice) - but unfortunately the next day my mouth feels like the inside lining of a camel's jock strap. :P
Title: Re: Hi! and a question
Post by: kid curry on October 30, 2008, 03:45 PM
Lol SnS ;D