noodle soup not so healthy

[crickets]

I was eating noodle soup and i saw the cook pour a packet of powder in it and i asked him what it was. He showed me and it was a big bag of msg. Will not eat noodle soup anymore.

[ukrules]

There's nothing wrong with MSG, it's in pretty much every food.

I guess your eating days are over

Some people have some kind of allergic reaction to it, not me though.

[HeijoshinCool]

Most dishes have MSG.

Ask around though, and you'll probably find a noodle soup vendor who can serve it to you without.

Edited February 23, 2015 by HeijoshinCool

[Morakot]

There's nothing wrong with MSG, it's in pretty much every food.

No MSG in the vegetable dish I steamed for dinner.

[h90]

There's nothing wrong with MSG, it's in pretty much every food.

I guess your eating days are over

Some people have some kind of allergic reaction to it, not me though.

While there is nothing wrong with MSG in small amounts I am not sure if the same counts for huge amounts.

Beside that it helps to mask poor quality food.

[p_brownstone]

Most dishes have MSG.

Ask around though, and you'll probably find a noodle soup vendor who can serve it to you without.

I doubt it - most shops and stalls simply pour it into the large cauldron in which they cook each serving of Noodles - along with lots of sugar, which I hate more than MSG!

Patrick

[HeijoshinCool]

Most dishes have MSG.

Ask around though, and you'll probably find a noodle soup vendor who can serve it to you without.

I doubt it - most shops and stalls simply pour it into the large cauldron in which they cook each serving of Noodles - along with lots of sugar, which I hate more than MSG!

Patrick

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I have found places in CM, BKK, and Rhek Thum, that served soup/food without MSG.

Most because many people are asking for MSG free food nowadays, but in Rhek Thum because I went almost daily, and they kindly set it aside for me.

[crickets]

I thought it was banned in some western countries. We were told it was like poison. Most packaged fpods has "no added msg" on it.

[marko kok prong]

Also a lot of salt,not good for those with high blood pressure.

[CharlieH]

Moved to "Thai Food"

[krisb]

I'd be more concerned with what's in Thai beer than msg any day.

[rak sa_ngop]

Have you checked out the fat content in MaMa noodles? About 8pc from memory (I don't buy noodles any more).

That's why 'poor' Thais can eat them dry. A bit like eating a fried flour snack.

[recycler]

It's not just the msg, the noodles are coated with a wax to prevent them from sticking together. It takes you stomach 3 days to deal with this wax.

[Jingthing]

Msg actually isn't really bad and most people who think they get headaches from it have an active imagination.

That said, it's pretty clear to me however they make the broth, it isn't good stuff.

Clearly these noodle stalls don't create a natural meat/vegetable stock from scratch like for a good western soup.

So it's a bunch of processed chemical crap, isn't it?

I don't know exactly what's in it ... does someone else?

No doubt way too much salt, that's for sure.

So much of cheap Thai street food is the opposite of health food.

[ozyjon]

I was eating noodle soup and i saw the cook pour a packet of powder in it and i asked him what it was.

He showed me and it was a big bag of msg.

Will not eat noodle soup anymore.

Will not eat fried rice anymore.

Will not eat corn flakes anymore.

Will not eat toast anymore.

Will not eat ping gai anymore.

Will not eat BBQ fish anymore.

Will not eat Korean BBQ anymore.

Will not eat snake anymore.

And the list goes on.

[wump]

Isn't the wax thing an urban myth?

[Jingthing]

The stuff in the meat and fish "balls" is lots of chemicals and sugar. Yummy!

If someone opened a street noodle soup stall and offered a completely naturally done soup with manually cooked broth from bones and veg, without added chemicals or too much salt and sugar and charged double the standard price, would they have many customers?

It's clear today's standard Thai noodle soup is suspect. There are so many easy shortcuts and naturally they are all taken. I'm curious to know what similar dishes were like 100 years ago before the food technology industry was available to create the mess we've got today.

Edited February 23, 2015 by Jingthing

[craigt3365]

Many noodles are actually quite bad for you, especially the cheap ones you get on the street.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12945986/1/ramen-noodles-may-be-bad-for-your-health.html

http://www.westword.com/restaurants/the-top-five-reasons-why-ramen-noodles-are-tasty-little-death-traps-5768068

[Jingthing]

Many noodles are actually quite bad for you, especially the cheap ones you get on the street.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12945986/1/ramen-noodles-may-be-bad-for-your-health.html

http://www.westword.com/restaurants/the-top-five-reasons-why-ramen-noodles-are-tasty-little-death-traps-5768068

Mama noodles ain't your Mamma!

[tonytigerbkk]

MSG myth debunked.

http://www.thekitchn.com/food-myth-debunked-msg-isnt-bad-for-you-food-news-207644

If you don't believe that one, just search in Google, loads more agree that it's just on old myth that refuses to go away.

[MisterTee]

The stuff in the meat and fish "balls" is lots of chemicals and sugar. Yummy!

If someone opened a street noodle soup stall and offered a completely naturally done soup with manually cooked broth from bones and veg, without added chemicals or too much salt and sugar and charged double the standard price, would they have many customers?

It's clear today's standard Thai noodle soup is suspect. There are so many easy shortcuts and naturally they are all taken. I'm curious to know what similar dishes were like 100 years ago before the food technology industry was available to create the mess we've got today.

I had friends in the USAF stationed at U-tapao and they used to tell me that the initiation ritual for new guys was to take them on their first night out for Monkey Ball [look chin] Soup. Many really believed they were eating monkey balls.

Supposedly there are a few places that still make them from quality ingredients. Notably the noodle cart, Look Chin Nahm Sai Yaowarat, on Pattanakarn 15.

Most vendors probably get them from food factories and there is no telling what is in them.

[duanebigsby]

There's nothing wrong with MSG, it's in pretty much every food.

No MSG in the vegetable dish I steamed for dinner.

Did it have potatoes. tomatoes, or mushroom? Broccoli, corn, or peas? All high in naturally occurring MSG.

[duanebigsby]

It's not just the msg, the noodles are coated with a wax to prevent them from sticking together. It takes you stomach 3 days to deal with this wax.

Urban myth

[craigt3365]

The stuff in the meat and fish "balls" is lots of chemicals and sugar. Yummy!

If someone opened a street noodle soup stall and offered a completely naturally done soup with manually cooked broth from bones and veg, without added chemicals or too much salt and sugar and charged double the standard price, would they have many customers?

It's clear today's standard Thai noodle soup is suspect. There are so many easy shortcuts and naturally they are all taken. I'm curious to know what similar dishes were like 100 years ago before the food technology industry was available to create the mess we've got today.

There was a short segment on Thai television about 6 months ago warning about white noodles. They recommended eating the yellow noodles instead. Some of the yellow noodles I've seen look like fresh noodles. As opposed to the brittle and hard white noodles. I'm guessing they are fresh egg noodles????

As far as MSG goes, I don't put salt or sugar into my soup. Don't want MSG either. And I don't use fish sauce.

[kinmaew]

Khao Tom is always a bit dodgy with MSG etc but I swear by my morning Jok Moo (Of course after giving kitty a damn good pounding at 8am)

[4u2mad]

I would be a bit circumspect with MSG. There is a lot of type 2 diaberes in Thailand, and I worry that it increases the bodys ability to absorb sugar. There's a lot of that in Thai food too. A sprinkle? Well OK, I guess.But here it seems to be treated like a major food group.

I've also wondered about obese Americans, could that somehow be related to growth hormones fed to cattle? Sorry, I'm not trying to be derogerty to our colonial cousins, just my personal observations

[bender92]

You might want to see what the soup pot is made of too. Some metals leach into the soup. Something else for you to post on here that is not worth the time to read it.

[mango66]

Msg actually isn't really bad and most people who think they get headaches from it have an active imagination.

That said, it's pretty clear to me however they make the broth, it isn't good stuff.

Clearly these noodle stalls don't create a natural meat/vegetable stock from scratch like for a good western soup.

So it's a bunch of processed chemical crap, isn't it?

I don't know exactly what's in it ... does someone else?

No doubt way too much salt, that's for sure.

So much of cheap Thai street food is the opposite of health food.

in general there is not very much salt in the soup,

you, or the cook later put in fish sauce,

but you can tell him when he prepair your pot, no salt and you will add as much as you need or like !!

[mango66]

Isn't the wax thing an urban myth?

go to a normal noodle shop,

if you not start immediately mix up the noodles,

they are glued together,

so where is the wax ??

on the candles in the temple !!

[Suradit69]

I was eating noodle soup and i saw the cook pour a packet of powder in it

He poured a packet of powder in your soup while you were eating it?