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[00:01.10]In today's lecture,I'm going to talk about Monosodium Glutamate,or MSG,

[00:06.41]as it's more commonly known.Now,MSG as you probably know,

[00:12.19]is a flavour enhancer which is used particularly in Chinese and Japanese cooking.

[00:19.01]Today I am going to explore why it is so popular in these cuisines and,

[00:25.01]more importantly,how does it enhance the flavour of food?

[00:30.25]The main reason why MSG is more commonly used in Japanese meals is tradition.

[00:37.13]For many thousands of years the Japanese have incorporated a type of seaweed known as kombu in their cooking,

[00:45.23]as they discovered it had the ability to make food taste better.