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• n  white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking

• MSG

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• “Umami” Was Coined by the Inventor of MSG to Describe Its Taste
  In 1908, Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda isolated and patented monosodium glutamate , more commonly known to English-speakers of the 21st century as the often-maligned MSG. Ikeda thought that his discovery was so special that the taste deserved to be described with a brand new word, a word that a century later has become quite popular among food critics and even graces the signs of a burger chain ...
  July 8, 2013 - Gizmodo