Plain Rice Only without food flavoring
By Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
Indonesia
June 27, 2019 2:39am CST
My dinner tonight might be a plate of plain rice. Not sure what else to be added to the rice. There are restaurants in my neck of the woods but I'd rather not buy anything from the restaurants. I heard that they put too much food flavoring in their food. My wife is very careful about using food flavoring. What about you, how do you use food flavoring?
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12 responses
@smileyhema (4463)
• United States
27 Jun 19
Home made foods are worth the life time. But, I'll have outside when the situation demands. Occasionally, I feel there is no harm. 
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@Starkinds (32737)
• India
27 Jun 19
Yes I also like homemade food but for a change I love to taste restaurants food.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 19
Food flavoring is added to saucy fish or meat.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
27 Jun 19
@yanzalong I think I can deal with the condiments and rice.
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
27 Jun 19
I agree but how will you eat plain rice?
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
28 Jun 19
@yanzalong that would definitely make it better.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
27 Jun 19
We have several eateries in our place. They're selling good foods, no flavoring. Food flavoring is not good and they know it.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 19
We must reduce the consumption of food flavoring. I agree with you.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
27 Jun 19
@yanzalong Why reduce? Couldn't it be stopped and replace it by natural color, coming from nature or organic?
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
27 Jun 19
I use many spices and herbs in my cooking but I never use monosodium glutamate or sugar substitutes and I try to avoid them in things that I buy. Most restaurants here never use them either but Chinese restaurants, notoriously, use MSG still (though many seem to have moderated their use of it these days).
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
27 Jun 19
@yanzalong I haven't seen MSG for sale as such in the UK but many supermarkets stock a 'flavour enhancer' by Maggi which contains it (it's more or less a soy sauce with MSG in it) in the 'World Foods' section. By law, it has to be stated in the ingredients list on the packaging and one sometimes sees "Does not contain MSG" on labels.
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 19
No supermarkets in UK sell MSG. MSG is available in China Town. Is that right Owl About Mylot?
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@debjani1 (7202)
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27 Jun 19
I never use any food flavours. It is harmful for our body. Better to avoid it.
