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Summary:

In 1968, the forces of racism and consumer activism collided to give monosodium glutamate (MSG) its unsavory reputation. Today, chef Tim Ma is on a mission to change that perception and use MSG as a way to share his culture through food. Through interviews with Ma and two MSG experts, the documentary explores the origin of MSG's stigma and how the ways we talk about food can be just as pervasive today.

Contributors:

Finnegan, Kyle , film director

Shin, Susann , film producer

Chen, Yi , film producer

Ma, Yung-Kuan , on-screen participant

Under the Bread (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Good Docs (Firm) , publisher, distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed captioning available.

Subjects:

Monosodium glutamate

Food additives

Cooks — United States

Cooks

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Short films

Internet videos

Online media

System Details:

Digital format: System requirements: Adobe Flash or equivalent.

Performers:

Featuring Tim Ma.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Roberto De Cecco ; editing, Irem Dogancali.

General Notes:

Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Institutional Streaming Licenses permit screening on the Unified Campus to a group only when no admission is charged and there is no advertising outside the learning community.
Public performance rights included.
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed December 8, 2023).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (13 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Docuseek2: gd-msg

OCLC Numbers:

1414389173

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: doc001168315