MSG was invented in Japan. The first person who invented monosodium glutamate was Miao Ikeda, a researcher at Imperial University in Tokyo, Japan. He is a chemist and a former professor at Imperial University in Tokyo.

He invented monosodium glutamate because he drank his wife's cucumber soup, and her wife added kelp to the exceptionally delicious cucumber soup, so he thought that the secret of making the soup delicious was kelp. Sure enough, there is something called sodium glutamate in kelp, which can produce a delicious feeling. Later, he called this substance monosodium glutamate and applied for a patent to establish "flavor essence".

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When buying monosodium glutamate, we must first make clear the trademark and manufacturer. Pay attention to the sodium content marked by glutamine and whether the packaging and sealing are complete. If the packaging and printing are rough and the sealing is not standardized, don't buy it. 99% monosodium glutamate is granular crystal, white and bright; 80% or 90% of monosodium glutamate is powdery and white in color. Take a few tablets and put them on the tip of your tongue. They are cool and delicious, so they are good monosodium glutamate. If it smells fishy, insoluble or salty, sweet and bitter, it is adulterated monosodium glutamate.