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The original poster experienced excessive thirst after eating a takeaway meal of chicken biriani and chicken pathia, speculating that it could be due to monosodium glutamate (MSG) or other ingredients like garlic powder and salt. The community largely agreed that the thirst could be attributed to a combination of MSG, garlic powder, and salt from the pastes used in the dishes. Additionally, some humorous suggestions were made about the need for more beer to accompany the meal.

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Offline pauly58

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Raging thirst
« on: May 14, 2012, 08:52 AM »
My wife & I got a take away last night, she had chicken biriani & I had chicken pathia. Wasn't great but not bad either, to be honest most of mine are better, but woken at one & again at five with thirst.

I thought that had stopped in the eighties, what causes it ? Monosodium glutamate ?  Pat Chapman in his appallingly bad, Indian Restaurant Cookbook of 1989 says powdered garlic contains sulphur dioxide which causes this.

The salt levels didn't seem high but something was doing it.

I'm in south west Ireland so maybe things are different here.
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Offline mickdabass

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Re: Raging thirst
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2012, 09:37 AM »
Probably got MSG in it - monosodium glutamate  :'(
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Offline Peripatetic Phil

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Re: Raging thirst
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2012, 09:58 AM »
Quote from: pauly58 on May 14, 2012, 08:52 AM
[W]oken at one & again at five with thirst. [...]  I'm in south west Ireland so maybe things are different here.
Could it be that you accidentally forgot to down the mandatory ten pints of the black stuff with it ?!
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Offline Graeme

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Re: Raging thirst
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2012, 10:01 AM »
Salt from the pastes ?
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Offline colin grigson

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Re: Raging thirst
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2012, 10:10 AM »
It's down to a mix of garlic powder , salt and MSG plus the use of pastes and as Phil noted ... obviously not enough beer   ;)
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Offline chef888

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Re: Raging thirst
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2012, 10:01 AM »
yup i think what colin says hits the nail firmly on its head
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