Jingjok
How to say MSG
in Thai
ผงชูรส
pǒng-chuu-rót
MSG
pǒng risingchuu midrót high
Monosodium glutamate. Literally 'powder that lifts flavour'. ไม่ใส่ผงชูรส is an everyday request.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- powder-raise-taste
- Remember it
- PING-PONG powder: CHEW it and the flavor ROCKETS.
In a sentence
- ไม่ใส่ผงชูรสmâi sài pǒng-chuu-rótNo MSG, please.
- ใส่ผงชูรสไหมsài pǒng-chuu-rót mǎiDo you add MSG?
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The ผงชูรส question
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